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Beginning in Africa, I'm attempting to watch one film from as many countries as I can. The only requirements being that they're as contemporary as possible, culturally relevant and actually made by citizens of the country (which has been impossible to pull off in some countries). These are the results so far.

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  1. 1
    Beat the Drum Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Beat the Drum

    2003
    David Hickson
    Drama, Indie, World cinema
    8.5
    “ South Africa: My first film was enjoyable, with an interesting tinge of neo-realism. „
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  2. 2
    Without the king Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Without the king

    2007
    Michael Skolnik
    History, Documentary, Political cinema
    7.0
    “ Swaziland: I had to go with a documentary here, and it turned out to be an intriguing look at political changes in one of Africa's last empires. „
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  3. 3
    The Gods Must Be Crazy Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    The Gods Must Be Crazy

    1980
    Jamie Uys
    Comedy, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Slapstick, Indie, World cinema, Cult More
    8.5
    “ Botswana: Admittedly, this is neither contemporary nor made by a Botswanian director, but it is culturally relevant to an extent, and as good as I could get for Botswana. „
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  4. 4
    Milking the Rhino Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Milking the Rhino

    2009
    David E. Simpson
    Documentary
    8.0
    “ Namibia: A great documentary, splitting its focus between Namibia and Kenya. „
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  5. 5
    Mama Heidi Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Mama Heidi

    2004
    Biography, Documentary
    5.2
    “ Mozambique: The only thing I could find from this country, a doc about missionaries filmed by outsiders. More about how wonderful and selfless the missionaries are than anything else. „
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  7. 6
    Mugabe and the White African Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Mugabe and the White African

    2009
    Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson
    Documentary, Indie, Political cinema
    7.5
    “ Zimbabwe: Documentary on race and land distribution. Good, if a little slow. „
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  8. 7
    Hollow City Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Hollow City

    2004
    Maria Joao Ganga
    Drama, World cinema
    8.2
    “ Angola „
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  9. 8
    Darwin's Nightmare Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Darwin's Nightmare

    2004
    Hubert Sauper
    Documentary, World cinema, Political cinema
    6.8
    “ Tanzania „
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  10. 9
    Munyurangabo Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Munyurangabo

    2007
    Lee Isaac Chung
    Drama, World cinema
    8.2
    “ Rwanda „
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  11. 10
    ABC Africa Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    ABC Africa

    2002
    Abbas Kiarostami
    Documentary, World cinema
    8.8
    “ Uganda „
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  12. 11
    On the Rumba River Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    On the Rumba River

    2007
    Jacques Sarasin
    Music, Documentary, World cinema
    7.0
    “ Democratic Republic of Congo „
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  13. 12
    Lumumba Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Lumumba

    2000
    Raoul Peck
    Drama, Political drama, World cinema
    8.2
    “ Congo „
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  14. 13
    Dole Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Dole

    7.0
    “ Gabon „
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  15. 14
    Sango Malo Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Sango Malo

    1991
    Bassek Ba Kobhio
    7.2
    “ Cameroon „
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  16. 15
    Masai: The Rain Warriors Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Masai: The Rain Warriors

    2004
    Pascal Plisson
    Drama, Action/Adventure, World cinema
    8.2
    “ Kenya „
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  18. 16
    Rain in a Dry Land Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Rain in a Dry Land

    Anne Makepeace
    6.5
    “ Somalia „
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  19. 17

    Into Abyssinia

    5.9
    “ Ethiopia. American made documentary. „
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  20. 18
    Lost Boys of Sudan Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Lost Boys of Sudan

    2003
    Jon Shenk, Megan Mylan
    Documentary
    8.5
    “ Sudan „
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  21. 19
    Daresalam Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Daresalam

    2000
    Issa Serge Coelo
    Drama, War, Political drama, World cinema
    8.2
    “ Chad „
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  22. 20
    Nollywood Lady Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Nollywood Lady

    6.4
    “ Nigeria „
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  23. 21
    Wodaabe - Herdsmen of the Sun Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Wodaabe - Herdsmen of the Sun

    1989
    Werner Herzog
    Documentary
    8.9
    “ Niger „
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  24. 22
    Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts

    7.0
    “ Togo „
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  25. 23
    Sankofa Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Sankofa

    1993
    Haile Gerima
    Drama
    6.8
    “ Ghana „
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  26. 24
    Wend Kuuni Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Wend Kuuni

    9.0
    “ Burkina Faso „
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  27. 25
    Adanggaman Around the World in 999 Films Film picture

    Adanggaman

    8.8
    “ Ivory Coast „
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  1. EthanJohnson
    Around the World in 999 Films at 1/30/2012 1:42 AM
    Is there a way to dl the list all at once?
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    1. bshelb [List Creator]
      Around the World in 999 Films at 2/03/2012 11:23 PM
      Well, the list is a work in progress. At this point, it could be a while before I finish.
      reply
  2. Lons
    Around the World in 999 Films at 1/22/2012 6:57 PM
    Wow, this is a really awesome project. Thanks for sharing it with us! I threw this list on the front page of Ranker to get you some more readers. Can't wait for some more updates.
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