South Africa Movies

  • 2020
    COVID-19 and Cape Town's Homeless Transgender Sex Workers

    COVID-19 and Cape Town's Homeless Transgender Sex Workers

    COVID-19 and Cape Town's Homeless Transgender Sex Workers

    02020HD

    The GALA Queer Archive, with the generous support of SAIH, commissioned a short film looking into the experiences of homeless transgender sex workers...

    COVID-19 and Cape Town's Homeless Transgender Sex Workers
  • 2026
    The Last Take

    The Last Take

    The Last Take

    02026HD

    Three friends: Duncan, Clayton and Martin rent out an abandoned church to film their brand new horror movie screenplay. As the day filming begins, the...

    The Last Take
  • 2023
    The Honeymoon

    The Honeymoon

    The Honeymoon

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    When Kat gets dumped the night before her wedding, her best friends, Noks and Lu rally together to make good use of her honeymoon in Zanzibar.

    The Honeymoon
  • 2021
    Murder in Paris

    Murder in Paris

    Murder in Paris

    02021HD

    The film traces the motives for the assassination of anti-Apartheid activist, Dulcie September and travels from the heart of Paris in March 1988 to th...

    Murder in Paris
  • 1987
    Lola

    Lola

    Lola

    01987HD

    The story centers on a group of friends who are dedicated and enthusiastic volleyball players. One of the girls, Lola, however, believes that there is...

    Lola
  • 2017
    Eerstewater

    Eerstewater

    Eerstewater

    02017HD

    The film considers the complex interplay between the individual psyche, the social fabric, and the arid land which sustains life in the Karoo. Local P...

    Eerstewater
  • 2022
    The Throne

    The Throne

    The Throne

    02022HD

    Two sons of a powerful Pedi chief in South Africa struggle for control of their father's kingdom, forcing others in the household to take sides.

    The Throne
  • 1958
    The Godless City

    The Godless City

    The Godless City

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    One of the earliest exploitation films from South Africa, directed and produced by independent film maker Pierre D. Botha. This is a classic example o...

    The Godless City
  • 2007
    Surfing Soweto

    Surfing Soweto

    Surfing Soweto

    02007HD

    'Surfing' on top of speeding trains is the ultimate adrenaline experience for South Africa's disillusioned youth. It's illegal, dangerous and has alre...

    Surfing Soweto
  • 2006
    God’s Land

    God’s Land

    God’s Land

    02006HD

    Highlands Hill in Yeoville is an important public space where African Indigenous religious practices dominate. This spiritual hill provides open space...

    God’s Land
  • 1984
    Upondo no Nkinsela

    Upondo no Nkinsela

    Upondo no Nkinsela

    01984HD

    Pondo and Nkinsela are two haphazard, dysfunctional friends. They end up going on a series of crazy adventures together which cause havoc everywhere t...

    Upondo no Nkinsela
  • 2026
    Cape Town Opera: AIDA

    Cape Town Opera: AIDA

    Cape Town Opera: AIDA

    02026HD

    Set against a backdrop of war, forbidden love and cultural conflict, this timeless opera is brought into an era of African futurism. The story follows...

    Cape Town Opera: AIDA
  • 2015
    Breathe Umphefumlo

    Breathe Umphefumlo

    Breathe Umphefumlo

    6.72015HD

    The striking and brutal realities of the students struggling for food, shelter and medication. Mimi's death from TB - and her illness unnoticed at fir...

    Breathe Umphefumlo
  • 2026
    Deadly Myths

    Deadly Myths

    Deadly Myths

    02026HD

    The deadliest of myths surround AIDS, the most deadly of diseases.

    Deadly Myths
  • 1980
    Mine Boy

    Mine Boy

    Mine Boy

    01980HD

    After his father passes away, Xuma heads for the city in search of work to be able to support his family back home. Here, he is introduced to Stella,...

    Mine Boy
  • 2026
    Oor Die Kole - Part 2

    Oor Die Kole - Part 2

    Oor Die Kole - Part 2

    02026HD

    The continued adventures of Kobus and Toks, to meet great sporting legends. However with Toks doing the planning, anything is possible and chaos will...

    Oor Die Kole - Part 2
  • 2020
    The Other Side

    The Other Side

    The Other Side

    02020HD

    Our story begins on a chicken farm in the Karoo. Loud and obnoxious, Clucky who wakes all of the chickens up tries his best to look after the grumpy p...

    The Other Side
  • 2010
    Hopeville

    Hopeville

    Hopeville

    42010HD

    Hopeville tells the story of Amos, a reformed alcoholic on a mission to forge a relationship with his estranged son, Themba. When father and son arriv...

    Hopeville
  • 2024
    Mabidi Wa Strata

    Mabidi Wa Strata

    Mabidi Wa Strata

    02024HD

    A charming yet mischievous man who navigates his community by scamming people and borrowing money. Despite his deceitful ways, Mabidi tries to maintai...

    Mabidi Wa Strata
  • 2026
    Sibyl

    Sibyl

    Sibyl

    02026HD

    In KENTRIDGE’s cross-disciplinary, cross-media world of artistic creation, images are not merely background supporting characters for theatre or insta...

    Sibyl