John Kani Movies

An MBA goes to Africa to make a deal, but comes out with a Princess.

Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American...

As South Africa celebrates its 20th anniversary of the advent of democracy in 1994, it is difficult to believe the ‘Mandela miracle’...

The indoctrination of Gerrit Wolfaardt is complete: his family traditions, history, culture- even his church-have taught him that black South...

A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid.

True story of a man who believes God owns the earth and land cannot be owned by anyone, therefore he's at liberty to build his church on ground...

An American couple moves to Johannesburg after Nelson Mandela is elected president.

Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of...

When everything about you falls one man decides that theatre is the key, and the way to begin to unify a people. A film about the life and times of...

A South African librarian prepares for the return of the remains of his brother who died in exile.

Set in Zululand South Africa three Zulu men must re-awaken sleeping demons when Mpiyakhe, now a successful Johannesburg businessman, returns home....

After 400 years Shakespeare's great tragedy still has strong social and political relevance, and this celebrated production by leading actress and...

South African drama set at a roadhouse in Apartheid.

George, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after his experiences in South Africa.

The play, Sizwe Bansi is Dead, follows the main character, Sizwe, as he writes to his wife after an unsuccessful search for a new job and better life...

An Englishwoman travels to South Africa in 1906.

This version of August Strindberg's play from 1888 takes place in South Africa in the 1980s. The servant John is black and Miss Julie a white...

Marigolds in August was written by Athol Fugard, who in the early 1980s was South Africa's most celebrated playwright. Fugard's intense political...

Two Black South Africans discover what it means to lose their passbooks, which they must carry yo prove their identity during the apartheid era