west africa movies

The Woman King (2022)
7.693 / 10

Action, Drama, History

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness...

Palm Trees in the Snow (2015)
7.398 / 10

Drama, History, Romance

Spain, 2003. An accidental discovery leads Clarence to travel from the snowy mountains of Huesca to Equatorial Guinea, to visit the land where her...

Black Beach (2020)
5.8 / 10

Drama, Thriller

Carlos, a ruthless Spanish negotiation expert working in Brussels, is tasked with handling the kidnapping of a senior oil company executive in a...

Beasts of No Nation (2015)
7.594 / 10

Drama, War

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's...

Mami Wata (2023)
6.6 / 10

Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when...

Destiny (1997)
7.8 / 10

Drama, Romance

Though gay-themed stories about "coming out" and accepting one's sexuality are not uncommon in Western countries, such tales are still rare in many...

Multiplied (2024)
0 / 10

Documentary, Drama, Fantasy

Chris Worthington sets out to document what the future of evangelism looks like. He invites you to get stranded in a West African dust storm, get...

Vaillante (2021)
0 / 10

Drama

24-year-old child marriage activist, Sali, is on a mission to end the harmful practice of child marriage. She seems to be the only person able to...

Shady Chocolate (2012)
5.8 / 10

Documentary

Ever since it was revealed that the chocolate industry is involved with child slavery in the Ivory Coast, the industry has been busy – due to...

Break Free - Two People. Two Years. One Dream (2019)
7.7 / 10

Documentary

When Lena and Ulli start the engine of their old Land Rover, Lady Terés, they have a plan: to drive from Hamburg to South Africa in six months. What...

Djembefola (1991)
7.8 / 10

Documentary

African drummer leaves village, makes it big in the world. Great drumming!!

Idemuza (2017)
7 / 10

Drama

When a desolate and vulnerable girl is forced to enter an orphanage with her younger siblings, she must overcome harsh adversity and hardship to...

The Dark Side of Chocolate (2010)
7 / 10

Documentary

A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview...

The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)
6.4 / 10

Documentary, History

The ruthless dictator Teodoro Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron hand since 1979. Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel is the most translated...

Tesito (1989)
0 / 10

Documentary

In 1989, this film was part of the PAMEZ project in Senegal which was part of the sea program of the CCFD, Catholic Committee against Hunger and for...

Mögöbalu, Les Maîtres des Tambours d'Afrique (1998)
10 / 10

Documentary

Beyond the Night (1983)
3 / 10

Drama, History

While running a free medical clinic in the 1960s, missionary couple John and Bettie Dreisbach face heavy government opposition in their attempt to...

Phillips Bicycles - Publicity Films for West Africa (1954)
0 / 10

Documentary

From the West Midlands to West Africa: tour the Phillips bicycle plant in Smethwick and see the products in action overseas.

Harmattan (1969)
0 / 10

Drama

Survival and paranoia will be the forces that destroy a bond between two recruits when their camp's only source of water runs out.

Me dicen Yovo (1969)
0 / 10

Documentary

While working as a photographer in Benin, West Africa, a two-week trip will turn into a two months personal journey. Me dicen Yovo (I'm a Yovo) is a...