Films on and about South Africa are too numerous to comprehensively list. This selected compilation displays the wealth, breath, and diversity of South African films produced over several decades of filmmaking. Several films on this list are adaptations of seminal literary works. Many of the films on this list are also of the Hollywood variety. However, there are a few locally made films that are included. Most importantly, films are an excellent media to teach and explore topics in South African history, politics, and culture.
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002)
781.63096 A484 dvd
The Bang Bang Club (2010)
791.4372 B2163 dvd
Black Butterflies (2011)
791.4372 B6266 dvd
Boesman and Lena (2000)
791.4372 B672 dvd
Bopha! (1993)
791.4372 B7245 dvd
Cape of Good Hope (2004)
791.4372 C2373 dvd
Catch a Fire (2006)
791.4372 C3577 dvd
Come Back, Africa (1959)
791.4372 C7325 dvd
Cry Freedom (1987)
791.4372 C957 dvd
Cry the Beloved Country (1995)
791.4372 C95725 dvd
Dear Mandela (2012)
307.3364 D285 dvd
Disgrace (2008)
791.4372 D61146 dvd
District 9 (2009)
791.4372 D6149 dvd
Drum (2004)
960.5 D795d dvd
A Dry White Season (1989)
791.4372 D798 dvd
Endgame (2009)
791.4372 E565 dvd
Gangster’s Paradise: Jeruseluma (2008)
1.4372 J563 dvd
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
791.4372 G64625 dvd
Have You Heard From Johannesburg (2010)
320.56096 H3832 dvd disc 1-7
Hopeville (2010)
791.4372 H7921 dvd
In My Country (2004)
791.4372 I3485 dvd
Invictus (2009)
791.4372 I6248 dvd
Life Above All (2010)
791.4372 L7217 2011 dvd
Lucky (2011)
791.4372 L9407 dvd
Malunde (2001)
791.4372 M2613 dvd
Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
791.4372 M27148 dvd
Mapantsula (1987)
791.4372 M2968 dvd
Meanwhile in Mamelodi (2011)
306.85096 M483 dvd
Nelson Mandela: Accused #1 (2004)
345.68023 H242n dvd
Nelson Mandela: The Life and Times (2010)
968 M271Zmadb dvd 2010
The Power of One (1992)
791.4372 P8867 dvd
Red Dust (2004)
791.4372 R31224 dvd
Sarafina (1992)
791.4372 S2429 dvd
Searching For Sugar Man (2012)
782.42162 R696Zs dvd
Skin (2008)
791.4372 S6282 dvd
Stander (2003)
791.4372 S7853 dvd
State of Violence (2010)
791.4372 S79752 dvd
Tsotsi (2005)
791.4372 T8817 dvd
U-Carman eKhayelitsha (2005)
791.4372 U111 dvd
Under African Skies (2012)
782.42164 S594gZu blu
White Wedding (2009)
791.4372 W589 dvd
Winnie Mandela (2011)
791.4372 W776 dvd
The Wooden Camera (2003)
791.4372 W886 dvd
A World Apart (1988)
791.4372 W927 dvd
Yesterday (2004)
791.4372 Y472 dvd
Yizo Yizo (2004)
305.235 Y51 dvd
You Have Struck a Rock (1981)
306.2082 Y67 dvd
Zulu (1964)
791.4372 Z94 dvd
Zulu Dawn (1979)
791.4372 Z947 dvd