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African Film Library Trailer The African Film Library is an M-Net initiative showcasing the best of the African film industry – making the movies easily accessible for movie aficionados around the world. The African Film Library is an M-Net initiative showcasing the best of the Afric ... Language: English Star Rating: South Africa • Movies	Alexandrie Encore et Toujours Following a violent rupture with Amr, his long-time preferred actor, the director Yehia Eskandarany (alias Youssef Chahine), is obliged to place his entire career under scrutiny. Nothing looks familiar any longer; neither his country, nor cinema he knows. Following a violent rupture with Amr, his long-time preferred actor, the directo ... Director: Youssef Chahine Language: Arabic Star Rating: Egypt • Drama	Au Nom Du Christ This ironic parable explores the proliferation of pseudo-Christian sects in Africa. A pig herder, despised by the whole of his village, starts a new sect after seeing a vision in which he is told that he has been chosen by God to save his people. This ironic parable explores the proliferation of pseudo-Christian sects in Afri ... Director: Roger Gnoam M' Bala Language: French Star Rating: Ivory Coast • Drama
Badou Boy Djibril Diop Mambéty's first film is eloquent proof that artistry trumps mere money every time. This low-budget short film is homage to the spirit of silent movies and is set against the backdrop of a bustling Dakar in the late 1960s. Djibril Diop Mambéty's first film is eloquent proof that artistry trumps mere mo ... Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty Language: Wolof Star Rating: Senegal • Drama	Bako L'Autre Rive When his fellow Senegalese villagers and tribesmen sorely need funds to see them through a terrible drought, the young protagonist of this classic film is sent to find his brother in Paris. His mission is to find work in the French capital and send money back home so that the villagers can buy food. When his fellow Senegalese villagers and tribesmen sorely need funds to see them ... Director: Jacques Champreux Language: Wolof Star Rating: Senegal • Drama	Bent Familia Amina (Leila Nassim) is a quiet, married Muslim woman living in Tunis with her two daughters. She is allowed certain freedoms as a Muslim woman, but is generally not allowed out on her own. Her life becomes increasingly restricted, especially after she meets up with her old school friend Aida (Amel Hédhili). Amina (Leila Nassim) is a quiet, married Muslim woman living in Tunis with her t ... Director: Nouri Bouzid Language: Arabic Star Rating: Tunisia • Drama
Bezness Fred (Jacques Penot), a photographer, has arrived in Tunisia to do a story on the Bezness. The Bezness are young gigolos of all ages who sell their bodies to tourists. Out of place in a world where the image is regarded as a violation and its very representation taboo, Fred finds protection from Roufa (Abdel Kechiche). Fred (Jacques Penot), a photographer, has arrived in Tunisia to do a story on th ... Director: Nouri Bouzid Language: Arabic Star Rating: Tunisia • Drama	Borom Sarret A cart-taxi driver goes to the city to make a living, but out of sympathy with other poverty-stricken people, he works for free and goes hungry himself. A cart-taxi driver goes to the city to make a living, but out of sympathy with o ... Director: Ousmane Sembene Language: French Star Rating: Senegal • Drama	Buud Yam Burkina Faso filmmaker Gaston Kabore revisits the characters from his acclaimed 1982 debut Wend Kuuni in this drama with fantasy elements. Wend Kuuni (Serge Yanogo), the son of a sorceress, was raised by foster parents and grew up to become a respected citizen in his village. Burkina Faso filmmaker Gaston Kabore revisits the characters from his acclaimed ... Director: Gaston Kaboré Language: Moré Star Rating: Burkina Faso • Drama

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