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LanguageAll Arabic English French Yoruba Afrikaans Swahili

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DiasporaAll Afro-Caribbean African-American Afro-European Afro-French Afro-Brazilian

Beauty and the Dogs · 2017

Algiers · 2025

Uradi · 2021

Hunting Emma · 2017

South AfricaAfrikaans

Shark Attack 3: Megalodon · 2002

South AfricaEnglish

Silentium · 2025

Number 37 · 2018

South AfricaAfrikaans

A Dry White Season · 1989

The Caller · 2011

Swallow · 2021

Freetown · 2015

Lagos Landing · 2018

Tiger House · 2015

Paramaribo Papers · 2002

Tembele · 2022

Tòkunbọ̀ · 2024

Run · 2019

Cairo Station · 1958

Son of the Soil · 2025

The Dog · 2025

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A discovery layer over African and diaspora cinema — built from Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), and the TMDB API. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

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