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Beauty and the Beast · 2005

Outlaw of Gor · 1988

Gold · FESPACO 2005

Drum · 2004

South AfricaGerman

The Moderator · 2022

Snake Island · 2002

South AfricaEnglish

The Serpent of Death · 1990

Bordering on Bad Behavior · 2014

South AfricaEnglish

Surviving Evil · 2009

The Fix · 2024

Lilís · 2006

The Thief of Baghdad · 2020

If the Cat is Absent · 2025

Falcon and canary · 2026

Stranded · 2010

Mad In · 1999

Black November · 2012

Escape from Angola · 1976

Sons of Rizk · 2015

Ratnik · 2020

L'axe lourd · 2023

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