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Around the World in 999 Films

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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

    2003
    8.5
    “ South Africa: My first film was enjoyable, with an interesting tinge of neo-realism. „
    BUY
  2. 2

    Without the king

    2007
    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. „
    BUY
  3. 3

    The Gods Must Be Crazy

    1980
    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. „
    BUY
  4. 4

    Milking the Rhino

    2009
    8.0
    “ Namibia: A great documentary, splitting its focus between Namibia and Kenya. „
    BUY
  5. 5

    Mama Heidi

    2004
    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. „
    BUY
  6. 6

    Mugabe and the White African

    2009
    7.5
    “ Zimbabwe: Documentary on race and land distribution. Good, if a little slow. „
    BUY
  7. 7

    Hollow City

    2004
    8.2
    “ Angola „
    BUY
  8. 8

    Darwin's Nightmare

    2004
    6.8
    “ Tanzania „
    BUY
  9. 9

    Munyurangabo

    2007
    8.2
    “ Rwanda „
    BUY
  10. 10

    ABC Africa

    2002
    8.8
    “ Uganda „
    BUY
  11. 11

    On the Rumba River

    2007
    7.0
    “ Democratic Republic of Congo „
    BUY
  12. 12

    Lumumba

    2000
    8.2
    “ Congo „
    BUY
  13. 13

    Dole

    7.0
    “ Gabon „
    BUY
  14. 14

    Sango Malo

    1991
    7.2
    “ Cameroon „
    BUY
  15. 15

    Masai: The Rain Warriors

    2004
    8.2
    “ Kenya „
    BUY
  16. 16

    Rain in a Dry Land

    6.5
    “ Somalia „
    BUY
  17. 17
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    Into Abyssinia

    5.9
    “ Ethiopia. American made documentary. „
    BUY
  18. 18

    Lost Boys of Sudan

    2003
    8.5
    “ Sudan „
    BUY
  19. 19

    Daresalam

    2000
    8.2
    “ Chad „
    BUY
  20. 20

    Nollywood Lady

    6.4
    “ Nigeria „
    BUY
  21. 21

    Wodaabe - Herdsmen of the Sun

    1989
    8.9
    “ Niger „
    BUY
  22. 22

    Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts

    7.0
    “ Togo „
    BUY
  23. 23
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    Sankofa

    1993
    6.8
    “ Ghana „
    BUY
  24. 24

    Wend Kuuni

    9.0
    “ Burkina Faso „
    BUY
  25. 25

    Adanggaman

    8.8
    “ Ivory Coast „
    BUY

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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?
    1. bshelb
      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.
  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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