John Kani Movies

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

It's a jungle out there. That's how we meet our lead character Jack. It's been five years since he's seen his partner and best friend Twala. Jack did...

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

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

As South Africa celebrates its 20th anniversary of the advent of democracy in 1994, it is difficult to believe the ‘Mandela miracle’ nearly didn’t hap...

After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks ov...

After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.

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 Th...

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

South African drama set at a roadhouse in Apartheid.

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

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...

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 occupi...

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

Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub,...