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Plot Summary:
Young anti-colonial idealist Wulff leaves for Danish Guinea to set up a coffee plantation but not everything goes according to plan.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Ghana
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags:
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Brother Future (1991)
Plot Summary:
A young street rapper is transported back in time to the pre-Civil War South, where he finds himself in the middle of a slave revolt.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: political
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Grandmother (1989)
Plot Summary:
A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine that saves her.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 739
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Burkina Faso, Switzerland, France, West Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, black cinema
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Mali Twist (2021)
Plot Summary:
Mali, 1960. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara’s husband won’t let them be and the Revolution soon brings painful disillusions as they dream of a future together.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Canada, Senegal, Italy, Mali
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags:
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February 15, 1839 (2001)
Plot Summary:
In 1839, months after the British army has repressed the insurrection of the Patriots, hundreds of rebels rot in prison. The morning of February 14, Marie-Thomas Chevalier De Lorimier and Charles Hindelang learn that they will be hung in 24 hours, with three other comrades. While they await their hour of death the condemned spend time and consult with companions and loved ones as well as entrust to those their last wills. At dawn, the five Patriots find the courage to walk with dignity towards the scaffold, knowing that will they die in the name of a just causewww.tribute.ca.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 844
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: political
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First Fruits (1982)
Plot Summary:
In 1732, two young Moravians leave their comfortable community of Hernhut, Germany, to bring the Gospel to the slaves in the West Indies.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Drama, History
Country:
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of Daniela Krien’s novel, this coming-of-age story set in the 1990s, amidst the last days of the GDR. The 17-year-old protagonist, Maria, lives on a farm with her boyfriend. One day, an older man moves into the neighbourhood. Maria and Henner start a love affair, which takes a tragic turn.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags:
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Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
Plot Summary:
Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of the Roman Empire. Antony, though married to Fulvia, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with Queen Cleopatra. In Antony's absence, Caesar and Lepidus worry about Pompey's increasing strength.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags:
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L'afrance (2001)
Plot Summary:
El Hadj is studying in Paris. He is one of the young Senegalese men who have come to Paris since the French colony became independent to get a good education so that he can serve his fatherland on his return. Unexpectedly he is suddenly confronted by a problem with his residence papers, just because he has arranged an extension too late. His pleasant life filled with good prospects has gone in one fell swoop. He faces a dilemma. He can stay illegally in France, the country where he feels at home, where he has his friends, has fallen in love and can drink water from the tap. Or he can return (without graduating) to the 3rd-world country of Senegal to use the knowledge he has acquired. It is not only a practical choice. It comes down to the question of who he is, who he thought he could be.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Senegal
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: existential
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Berlin 1885: The Division of Africa (2010)
Plot Summary:
A docudrama depicting the Berlin Conference in which the Western powers decided the partition of Africa.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Kamouraska (1973)
Plot Summary:
A writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnières: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor. Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Drama, History
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Land Legs (1975)
Plot Summary:
In December 1825, distinguished members of the Russian military, most of whom were quite affluent and of noble lineage, took it upon themselves to stir revolution against the autocratic and tyrannical Czar Nikolai I in the wake of his not honoring the drafting of a constitution for the Russian people. The revolution failed miserably and the conspirators (known as the Decembrists) were weeded out by the czar himself. One by one, each of the conspirators confess and are systematically exiled to the harsh winters of Siberia, slated to work and wither in a prison/mine. The wives of the conspirators are faced with the prospect of leaving the bosom of wealth and family (including their own children) to be with their husbands in the brutal Siberian locale. If they agree to this, they face having their illustrious social stations stripped away and certain disdain from everyone around them.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags:
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Lost Illusions (2021)
Plot Summary:
Taking place between the years 1837 and 1843, Balzac’s classic novel focuses on the young poet Lucien de Rubempré, who leaves Angouleme for Paris in the pursuit of becoming an author.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: art house
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Ganga Zumba (1963)
Plot Summary:
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965)
Plot Summary:
In the pre-Civil War South, a sadistic plantation-owner brutalizes his slaves to the point of them heaving no other choice but to rebel. Always obedient, peaceful and honest old slave Tom plays a central role in this tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Drama
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags:
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Roots: The Gift (1988)
Plot Summary:
In December 1775, Cletus Moyer is a free black Northerner in colonial America, helping slaves escape captivity. In the days just prior to Christmas, a group of bounty hunters captures Moyer. Because of his capture, dozens of slaves who have already left their plantations are in danger of being captured as well. Moyer implores two slaves from a nearby plantation to take his place: Kunta Kinte, a Mandinka in his mid-twenties who was captured in what is now Gambia, and Fiddler, an elderly man who was born into slavery. Kunta is eager to help (and to escape himself), but Fiddler is unwilling, fearful of the consequences if they are caught.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: historical drama
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79 A.D. (1962)
Plot Summary:
Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Plot Summary:
Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastion of these mores in America.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: independent film, gothic, mysterious, mystic, southern gothic, aesthetic, sentimental, atmospheric, uplifting, touching
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Slave Coast (1987)
Plot Summary:
A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is the notorious bandit and impressed by his ruthless ways, Don Octávio hires Cobra Verde to oversee his slaves. But when Cobra Verde impregnates Don Octávio’s three daughters, the incensed plantation owner exiles the outlaw to Africa where he is expected to reopen the slave trade. Following his trans-Atlantic journey, Cobra Verde exploits tribal conflicts to commandeer an abandoned fortress and whips an army of naked warriors into a frenzied bloodlust as he vies for survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: West Germany, Ghana
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: surreal, atmospheric, meditative, harsh, intense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, sad, realistic
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Adanggaman (2000)
Plot Summary:
In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the healthy tribesmen to sell to the European slave traders. When his village falls prey to one of Adanggaman's attacks, Ossei manages to escape, but his family is murdered except for his captured mother. Chasing after the soldiers in an effort to free her, Ossei is befriended by a fierce warrior named Naka.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: disturbing, thought provoking, serious, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, contemplative, baroque
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The Price of Sugar (2013)
Plot Summary:
A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave Mini-Mini's. While Lynda is slowly embittered by the hard life in the colony, Mini-Mini gets a chance at her own happiness. The question is, if she dares to seize that chance, as this happiness is at the expense of her mistress and half sister?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Netherlands, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, serious, realistic
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The Courage to Love (2000)
Plot Summary:
In 19th century New Orleans creole Henriette must choose between love and devotion to the church. Neither choice is going to be easy, as there is great opposition to her ideas of breaking traditions.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 528
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic
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Riot (2018)
Plot Summary:
A look at the 1970s Gay Rights Movement in Australia through the eyes of dedicated activist Lance Gowland. As Lance deals with his sexuality, he must also juggle work, family and relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 658
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, contemplative, queer cinema
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Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)
Plot Summary:
A number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: political, edutainment, sincere, atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic
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The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
Plot Summary:
In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of army Captain.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: emotional, compassionate, atmospheric, sincere, touching, intense, bleak, serious, realistic, contemplative
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The Middle Passage (2000)
Plot Summary:
A realistic look at the horrors of the slave trade, told entirely through the voice of a dead African slave whose spirit haunts the ocean route.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama, History
Country: France, Martinique
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: sentimental, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, experimental
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Slavers (1977)
Plot Summary:
A story about slave hunting, colonialism, revenge and love.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Mandingo (1975)
Plot Summary:
A slave owner in the 1840s trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: realistic, sexy, serious, suspense, suspenseful, controversial, grindhouse, sexual, southern gothic, biting
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Anna and the King (1999)
Plot Summary:
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: romantic, epic, serious, emotional, captivating, period piece, stylized, sentimental, factual, sweet
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Amazing Grace (2006)
Plot Summary:
The true story of William Wilberforce's courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Although meeting intense opposition, his minister, John Newton, urges him to see the cause through.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: inspirational, emotional, period piece, political, talky, factual, compassionate, realistic, christian film, sincere
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Amistad (1997)
Plot Summary:
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, period piece, epic, dramatic, compassionate, factual, uplifting, serious, captivating