60 Films & TV Shows Set In Africa During The 1970s
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Escape from Pretoria
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa The 1970sSurvival is key โ South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
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The One and Only Ivan
Washington Africa - General The 1970s The 1990sIt's never too late to discover who you are. โ A gorilla named Ivan whoโs living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
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Our Lady of the Nile
๐ท๐ผ Rwanda The 1970sRwanda, 1973. In the prestigious catholic institute 'Notre-Dame du Nil', perched on a hill, young Rwandan girls study to become the elite of the country. In the process of graduating, they share the same dormitory, the same dreams, the same problems of teenage girls. But in every corner of the country as well as in the school there are deep antagonisms that will forever change the destiny of these young girls and the whole country.
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Avengers: Endgame
New York New Jersey California ๐ณ๐ด Norway Tokyo Prefecture Africa - General The 1970s The 1940s The 2010s The 2020s The 2000sPart of the journey is the end. โ After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
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Dark Phoenix
New York ๐ซ๐ท France Africa - General The 1970s The 1990sThe Phoenix will rise. โ The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.
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The Red Sea Diving Resort
๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan The 1970s The 1980sIn the 1980s one partnership saved thousands of lives โ Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid raising suspicions from the inquisitive and ruthless authorities, they establish as a cover a fake diving resort by the Red Sea.
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15 Minutes of War
๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti The 1970sFebruary 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-manโs-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out a newly formed elite squad to rescue the hostages. Within a few hours, the highly trained team arrives to the crisis area, where the Somalian National Army has taken position behind the barbed wire on the border. The French unit is left with very few options to rescue the hostages. As the volatile situation unravels, the French men quickly come up with a daring plan: carry out a simultaneous 5 men sniper attack to get the children and the teacher out safely. A true story.
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Brisa Solar
๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique The 1970sMozambique 1974 - the European name of the capital Lourenรงo Marques was deleted and replaced by Maputo. Between the delicacy and the apocalyptic, Brisa Solar reveals the little secrets of an African city that was born from a modernist dream, which led a revolution and which today sees its cultural heritage and threatened by Chinese capitalism.
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Another Day of Life
๐ฆ๐ด Angola The 1970sWords can be stronger than weapons โ In 1975, Ryszard Kapuลciลski, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. Angola changed him forever: it was a reporter who left Poland, but it was a writer who returnedโฆ
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7 Days in Entebbe
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel ๐บ๐ฌ Uganda The 1970s248 passengers were held hostage. For seven days, the world was held captive. โ In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.
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The Angel
๐ช๐ฌ Egypt The 1970sTrue story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.
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The Harvesters
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa The 1970sSouth Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.
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Dalida
๐ช๐ฌ Egypt The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980sBased on the true story of acclaimed music icon "Dalida" born in Cairo, who gained celebrity in the 50s, singing in French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, German, Italian, playing in awarded Youssef Chahine's picture "Le Sixiรจme Jour", and who later committed suicide in 1987 in Paris, after selling more than 130 million records worldwide.
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Winnie
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980sWhile her husband served a life sentence, paradoxically kept safe and morally uncontaminated, Winnie Mandela rode the raw violence of apartheid, fighting on the front line and underground. This is the untold story of the mysterious forces that combined to take her down, labeling him a saint, her, a sinner.
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All the Money in the World
California England ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco The 1970s The 1960s The 1950s The 1940sJ. Paul Getty had a fortune. Everyone else paid the price. โ The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
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76
๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria The 1970sNollywood superstars Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, and Chidi Mokeme headline this gripping drama set against the backdrop of the attempted 1976 military coup against the government of General Murtala Mohammed.
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The Lion Standing in the Wind
๐ฐ๐ช Kenya Nagasaki Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture The 1970s The 1980s The 2010sKoichiro Shimada is sent to a research facility in Kenya, Africa by a teaching hospital in Japan. He encounters a desperate situation and decides to work there as a doctor, treating patients hurt in battles. He struggles with nurses and colleagues at the hospital. Koichiro Shimada then encounters a boy soldier severely wounded mentally. This changes Koichiro Shimadaโs fate.
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Yves Saint Laurent
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco The 1950s The 1960s The 1970sFashions fade. Style is forever. โ A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.
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Rush
New York England ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ๐ช๐ธ Spain ๐ฆ๐น Austria ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐ฏ๐ต Japan ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa ๐ง๐ท Brazil The 1970sEveryone's driven by something. โ A biographical drama centered on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season.
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 1960s The 1940sIt is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. โ A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
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Aya of Yop City
๐จ๐ฎ Cรดte dIvoire The 1970sWhile Aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their evenings dancing, drinking and flirting with boys. Their ambition is to follow Plan C: Combs, Clothes and Chasing Men! But big trouble comes to town when Adjoua realizes sheโs pregnant, and the babyโs father is the spoiled son of one of the richest and most feared men in the whole country.
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My Way
๐ช๐ฌ Egypt ๐ซ๐ท France The 1970s The 1960sA biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Pennsylvania Nevada Louisiana ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria Africa - General ๐จ๐ฆ Canada The 1970s The 1940s The 1910s The 1860s The 1840sWitness the Origin. โ After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.
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Teza
๐ช๐น Ethiopia The 1970sThe Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his native country during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his people's humanity and social values. After several years spent studying medicine in Germany, he finds the country of his youth replaced by turmoil. His dream of using his craft to improve the health of Ethiopians is squashed by a military junta that uses scientists for its own political ends. Seeking the comfort of his countryside home, Anberber finds no refuge from violence. The solace that the memories of his youth provide is quickly replaced by the competing forces of military and rebelling factions. Anberber needs to decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lie around him.
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Mesrine: Killer Instinct
๐ซ๐ท France ๐จ๐ฆ Canada Arizona ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria The 1970s The 1960sJacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
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