THEME EXPLORATION

west africa

19 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Destiny
Destiny
1944 · Julien Duvivier
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines
1985 · J. Lee Thompson
Les cocotiers
Les cocotiers
1963 · Jean Rouch
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Kenya Boy
Kenya Boy
1984 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Jack
Jack
1916 · Frank Borzage
Little Buddha
Little Buddha
1993 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
1942 · Cecil B. DeMille
To Love Again
To Love Again
1971 · Kon Ichikawa
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 · Stephen Hopkins
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
After the Wedding
After the Wedding
2006 · Susanne Bier
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color
1976 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Tank Force!
Tank Force!
1958 · Terence Young
The Cave of the Silken Web
The Cave of the Silken Web
1967 · Ho Meng-Hua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of West African cinema who created foundational works exploring colonialism, independence, and social change across the region.