Tag Archives: south africa

Duma

IMDB Rating: 7.20
1728 votes

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An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in South Africa.
Actors
XanAlex Michaeletos
PeterCampbell Scott
ThandiMary Makhatho
Also posted in 2005, Adventure, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Goodbye Bafana

IMDB Rating: 7.00
833 votes

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GOODBYE BAFANA is the true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.
Actors
James GregoryJoseph Fiennes
Nelson MandelaDennis Haysbert
Gloria GregoryDiane Kruger
Also posted in 2007, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (0)

Catch a Fire

IMDB Rating: 6.70
1869 votes

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A political thriller: the real-life story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into the Chamussos' lives.
Actors
Colonel Nic VosTim Robbins
Patrick ChamussoDerek Luke
Precious ChamussoBonnie Mbuli
Also posted in 2006, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Thriller | Comments (0)

Casino Royale

IMDB Rating: 7.90
72156 votes

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James Bond is a seductive British secret agent for M:I-6 who has achieved "007" status. After trying to capture a criminal in an embassy, by illegally entering the country, 007's boss 'M' is displeased with his efforts and is unsure if he is the right man for the job. As he continues to follow the trail, the trail leads Bond to the Bahmas to corrupt banker Le Chiffre who is funding international terrorists. After seducing Solange, the beautiful wife of criminal Alex Dimitrios. 007 takes part in a card game in Montengro called 'Casino Royale' where Le Chiffre plans on raising the prize money for terrorist activities. With help from the beautiful and mysterious British government agent Vesper Lynd who is supplying his betting money, field agent Rene Mathis and Undercover CIA agent Felix Leiter, 007 sets out to thwart the corrupt bankers efforts to raise the money, where if Le Chiffre looses, his organization will collapse. Where 007 must uses his instincts and wits as he also deals with attempts on his life, double agents and finds himself falling in love with Vesper.
Actors
James BondDaniel Craig
Vesper LyndEva Green
Le ChiffreMads Mikkelsen
Also posted in 2006, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (1)

Blood Diamond

IMDB Rating: 7.80
32874 votes

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Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - an ex Mercenary from Zimbabwe - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.
Actors
Danny ArcherLeonardo DiCaprio
Solomon VandyDjimon Hounsou
Maddy BowenJennifer Connelly
Also posted in 2006, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Lethal Weapon 2

IMDB Rating: 6.90
17286 votes

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Los Angeles police sergeant Roger Murtaugh and his partner, Sergeant Martin Riggs, are working on yet another drug related case. Soon after finding 1 million dollars worth of South African krugerrand in a crashed red BMW after a chase, Riggs and Murtaugh are assigned to keep an eye on Leo Getz, who is scheduled to testify in a case. There are people who don't want Leo to testify, and they are a group of drug smugglers led by Arjen Rudd, the minister of diplomatic affairs for the South African consulate. Rudd turns out to be the man that Riggs and Murtaugh are after in the drug case they were working on before Leo was placed in their protective custody, which doesn't look very protective when Leo is kidnapped by Rudd's right hand man Pieter Vorstedt. Riggs ends up falling for Rudd's secretary Rika Van Den Haas, who doesn't like Rudd. In a confrontation with Vorstedt, Riggs is told the true circumstances behind the death of his wife Vicky, who died in a car crash in 1984 the car crash was caused by Vorstedt, who was supposed to have killed Riggs. Minutes after Vorstedt tries to kill Riggs, Riggs finds Rika dead, and this sends Riggs over the edge.
Actors
Martin RiggsMel Gibson
Roger MurtaughDanny Glover
Leo GetzJoe Pesci
Also posted in 1989, Action, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)