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World Cinema / Africa
African cinema is as diverse as the vast continent itself. The influence of French film is evident in many Maghrebi and sub-Saharan pictures, particularly those of Ousmane Sembene. But the emphasis on ancient myths and modern socio-economic problems give them a distinctly indigenous feel. The majority of African film industries are still relatively young, but even established ones like South Africa's are still capable of surprises like the township opera, U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha. Recommended World Cinema / Africa Films
 
Days of Glory2006, Rachid Bouchareb, DVD Aka Indigènes. An award-winning war film that packs a punch but that also addresses the issue of unpaid pensions to soldiers from countries no longer under French rule, Days of Glory shows WWII through the eyes of four North African soldiers fight...
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The Yacoubian Building2006, Marwan Hamed, DVD Adapted from the best-selling novel, The Yacoubian Building is set in the heart of Cairo, and embodies every aspect of the capital: from its architecture and history, to complex labyrinth of stories exploring love and power, sex and politics. Cros...
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Bamako2006, Abderrahmane Sissako, DVD The World Bank and the Intentional Monetary Fund are put on trial in an small African homestead in this searching blend of drama and documentary. The trial is fictional but the witnesses are real, and amidst the pleas and testimonies, life goes on...
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Tsotsi2005, Gavin Hood, DVD A deserving winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar which has drawn favourable comparisons with City Of God, Tsotsi follows the experiences of a young thug in Johannesburg whose life is transformed when he is left caring for a baby followin...
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 Daratt2006, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, DVD A moving modern parable that shows how personal strength and inner wisdom can overcome cycles of violence. After the Chad government grants an amnesty to war criminals, 16 year-old Atim is given a gun by his grandfather so that he may kill the ...
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 Moolaade2004, Sembene Ousmane, DVD Veteran Senegalese director Sembene takes female genital circumcision as the subject of his uncompromising film in which a woman who is known to have mystical powers gives four young girls who have run away from the ritual a 'moolaadé', or spell o...
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 Abouna2002, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, DVD An unsentimental depiction of everyday life in modern Africa. Set in Chad, this visually assured story of two boys' search for their father is told with a pleasing narrative economy. The cinematography is impressive and it's backed by a haunting s...
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 Days Of Glory Special Edition (2 Disc)2006, Rachid Bouchareb, DVD Aka Indigènes. An award-winning war film that packs a punch but that also addresses the issue of unpaid pensions to soldiers from countries no longer under French rule, Days of Glory shows WWII through the eyes of four North African soldiers fight...
£7.99 RRP: £19.99
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 Sisters In Law2005, Florence Ayisi, Kim Longinotto, DVD An award-winning and uplifting work, focusing on justice in the Muslim village of Kumba Town, Cameroon. The town is overseen by the progressive female partnership of a prosecutor and the court president, who together help women to speak out and fi...
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 The Gods Must Be Crazy, The / Gods Must Be Crazy 21980, 1988, Jamie Uys, DVD In 'Gods Must Be Crazy' a discarded Coca Cola bottle falls from the air amidst an isolated tribe of African bushmen, who think it is a gift from the gods. In 'Gods Must Be Crazy 2' Xi, the bushman who lives deep in the African desert following the...
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 Waiting For Happiness2002, Abderrahmane Sissako, DVD Abdullah visits his mother in a small town in Mauritania held between the sea and the desert. He cannot speak the language or participate in the customs and the snapshots of life that he glimpses around him build up like a fund of future memories....
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 Keltoums Daughter2002, Mehdi Charef, DVD Ralia returns from Europe to the place of her birth in rural Algeria in an attempt to discover why her mother abandoned her. With the help of her aunt, she begins a quest to find her family, coming into conflict with the conventions of her natiove...
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 Days of Glory2006, Rachid Bouchareb, DVD Aka Indigènes. An award-winning war film that packs a punch but that also addresses the issue of unpaid pensions to soldiers from countries no longer under French rule, Days of Glory shows WWII through the eyes of four North African soldiers fight...
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 The Night of Truth2004, Fanta Regina Nacro, DVD An audacious and darkly satirical feature debut, set in an unnamed African country. The story dramatises the process of truth and reconciliation, echoing the recent histories of South Africa, Rwanda and Sierra Leone, highlighting the female perspe...
£15.99 RRP: £19.99
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 Days of Glory (Blu-ray)2006, Rachid Bouchareb, Blu-ray Aka Indigènes. An award-winning war film that packs a punch but that also addresses the issue of unpaid pensions to soldiers from countries no longer under French rule, Days of Glory shows WWII through the eyes of four North African soldiers fight...
£14.99 RRP: £24.99
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