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The cinema of South Africa refers to the films and film industry of the nation of South Africa.

List of South African films

• Sarie Marais (1931)
• Die kaskenades van Dr. Kwak (1948)
• Kom saam, vanaand (1949)
• Daar doer in die bosveld (1951)
• Altyd in my drome (1952)
• Come Back, Africa (1959)
• Lord Oom Piet (1962)
• All the Way to Paris (1964)
• Dingaka (1965)
• Ride the High Wind (1965)
• The Second Sin (1965)
• Seven Against the Sun (1967)
• The Cape Town Affair (1967)
• The Jackals (1967)
• Oupa for sale (1968)
• Die Ruiter in die nag (1968)
• Doctor Kalie (1968)
• Majuba (film) (1968)
• Die Geheim van Nantes (1969)
• Dirkie (1969)
• Katrina (1969)
• Vicki (1970) (1970)
• Satan's Harvest (1970)
• Shangani Patrol (1970)
• Kaptein Caprivi (1972)
• Mr Kingstreet's War (1973)
• Die Voortrekkers (1973)
• Maxhosa
• Snip en Rissiepit (1973)
• Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)
• Boesman and Lena (1974)
• Ongewenste Vreemdeling (1974)
• Dans van die Flamink (1974)
• Dooie Duikers deel nie (1974)
• Dingetjie is Dynamite (1975)
• Target of an Assassin (1976)
• Tigers Don't Cry (1977)
• Funeral for an Assassin (1977)
• Grensbasis 13/Mercenary Commando (1979)
• The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
• Karate Olympia (1980)
• Marigolds in August (1980)
• Kill and Kill Again (1981)
• Siener in die Suburbs (1983)
• Boetie gaan border toe (1984)
• Flashpoint Africa (1984)
• Vyfster: Die Slot (1985)
• You Must Be Joking! (1986)
• Saturday Night at the Palace (1987)
• Vengeance Cops (1987)
• Shaka Zulu (1987)
• Fiela se Kind (1988)
• The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1988)
• Mapantsula (1988)
• A Dry White Season (1989)
• Nag van die 19de (1990)
• Jock of the Bushveld (1992)
• Sarafina (1992)
• The Road to Mecca (1992)
• Master Harold and the Boys (1993)
• Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
• Jump the Gun (1997)
• Paljas (1998)
• Have you seen Drum recently? (1998)
• The Sexy Girls (1998)
• A Reasonable Man (1999)
• Inside Out (2000)
• Long Night's Journey into Day: South Africa's Search for Truth & Reconciliation(2000)
• Mr Bones (2001)
• Promised Land (2002)
• Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003)
• Stander (2003)
• State of Denial (film) (2003)
• Wooden Camera (2003)
• Drum (2004)
• Forgiveness (2004)
• The Story of an African Farm (2004)
• Yesterday (2004)
• Cape of Good Hope (2004)
• Vadertjie Langbeen (2004)
• Gums and Noses (2004)
• In My Country (2005)
• U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha (2005)
• Red Dust (2005)
• The Flyer (2005)
• Tsotsi (2005)
• Bunny Chow (2006)
• Number Ten (2006)
• Faith Like Potatoes (2006)
• Straight Outta Benoni (2006)
• Son of Man (film) (2006)
• Don't Touch (film) (2006)
• Big Fellas (2007)
• Ouma se slim kind (2007)
• Footskating 101 (2007)
• Poena is koning (2007)
• Bakgat! (2008)
• Jerusalema (2008)
• Hansie (2008)
• Mr Bones 2 (2008)
• Skin (2008)
• The World Unseen (2008)
• District 9 (2009)
• Jozi (2009)
• The Chameleon (2009)
• Invictus (2009)
• White Wedding (2009)
• Liefling (2010)
• Spud (2010)
• Eternity (2010)
• Bakgat! 2 (2010)
• paradise Stop (2010)
• Life, Above All (2010)
• Night Drive (2011)
• Getroud Met Rugby (2011)
• Mad Buddies (2012)
• Material (2012)

The 4 major South African film distributors

Listed alongside each distributor are the studios they represent:

• Nu Metro: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Bollywood Films, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures (video), DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks Animation SKG.
• Ster Kinekor: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Focus Features, Walt Disney Pictures.
• United International Pictures: Universal Pictures (theatrical)
• Next Entertainment: 20th Century Fox
• [Indigenous Films]

This film-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

See also

• Cinema of the world
• World cinema
• African cinema

External links

• The Latest News, Job Offers and Opportunities in the South African Film Industry
• South African movie website
• African Media Program Comprehensive database of African media
• Timeline: A History of the South African Film Industry 1895-2003

http://www.sahistory.org.za/arts-and-culture/timeline-history-south-african-film-industry-1895-2003

• List of all cinemas and theaters in South Africa
• The South African Movie Database Showcasing the South African industry
• The Callsheet Newspaper Monthly South African film industry trade publication

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