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Kanopy
82
8.4
/39708/
81
/1433/
80
/665/
4.2
/37155/
75
/77/
87
/439/
65
/24/

Samsara (2011)
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
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MUBI
64
6.2
/619/
55
/22/
57
/7/
3.3
/5087/
65
/23/
66
/7/

Pepe (2024)
A voice that claims to be from a hippopotamus. A voice that doesn’t understand the perception of time. Pepe, the first and last hippo killed in the Americas, tells his story with the overwhelming orality of these towns.
poster
59
55
6.2
/6429/
59
/198/
62
/146/
3.3
/7324/
50
/10/
59
/168/

Dust Devil (1992)
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
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Amazon Prime Video
46
44
5.2
/10556/
58
/302/
59
/296/
2.7
/5464/
17
/12/
36
/155/

Red Scorpion (1988)
A Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission and his loyalty.
poster
65
33
6.8
/754/
66
/43/
65
/32/
3.2
/1626/

Measures of Men (2023)
Berlin at the end of the 19th Century. Alexander Hoffmann is an ambitious PhD student of Ethnology. When a delegation of the Herero and Nama tribes travels to Berlin during a ‘Colonial Exhibition’, he takes a special interest in their young female translator Kezia Kambazembi as subject for his studies.
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Hoopla
37
28
3.6
/2820/
42
/71/
39
/76/
2.2
/1976/
24
/71/

Laser Mission (1989)
A CIA agent is sent to get Professor Braun before the KGB can seize him as the Prof's knowledge, together with a recently stolen diamond, could be used to make a laser cannon.
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Disney Plus
79
25
7.5
/665/
74
/50/
74
/32/
3.7
/693/
100
/2/

Into the Okavango (2018)
A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic, four-month expedition across three countries, through unexplored and dangerous landscapes, in order to save the Okavango Delta, one of our planet's last pristine wildernesses.
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7.8
/12/

Dead River (2012)
Namibia. 1980s. Apartheid is in full swing. Two kids born in opposing sides of the color divide defy the times through their friendship. The consequences are severe.
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79
?
7.7
/424/
82
/4/

The Gold Panner from Lannavaara (2025)
A film about the gold panning adventures of Hans Söderström, an indigenous Swede. The story stretches from Scandinavia to Africa, via Asia and the Americas, but ultimately boils down to the simple boyish dream of finding gold. Lots of it. And oneself.
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?
7.2
/33/

My F*k, Marelize! (2025)
My F*k, Marelize! tells the story of Heidi, a strong-willed woman who hides her cancer from her family, and Marelize, her ill-fated daughter who must learn how to ride a bike so she can become an au pair in the Netherlands. What could go wrong? Based on a true story that inspired a nation.
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?
8.0
/10/
17
/2/

Skeleton Coast (2024)
A group of African scientists arrive on the Skeleton Coast in search of Blunamite, a never-before-seen gem, rumoured to be on the coastline of Namibia. When one of them ends up dead, they are not sure whether one of them is the culprit or whether the coast is sending them an ominous message.
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60
/1/

Uushimba (2020)
N/A
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?
10
/1/

Playing with Scorpions (1972)
Between 1950 and 1958, John Marshall made four expeditions to film the Ju/'hoansi (a group of !Kung Bushmen) of the Nyae Nyae region of Namibia (then South West Africa). During this time, Marshall shot over 300,000 feet of 16mm film (157 hours). He later produced a total of 23 films exclusively from this footage. In this short film, children tempt fate by playing with scorpions.
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?
6.0
/9/
70
/1/

Lukas (2024)
After witnessing the gruesome murder of his family and being kicked out of his auntie’s place, Lukas ends up in the streets, where he meets Samora and his gang. Following his life growing up in the streets, having to fend for himself, ‘Lukas’ explores three stages of the protagonist’s life.
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?
100
/1/

Abandoned and Alone (2021)
Oupa en Ouma try to survive during harsh conditions on a farm. With no one around to help. they rely on nothing but their faith.
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?
9.5
/11/

Walvis Tale (2024)
Fish means life for Walvis Bay, a harbour town along the Skeleton Coast. A handful of people take us into their world and show us how deep their love is for fish.
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?
8.4
/7/

Is Love Enough? (2023)
Jessica meets Tuli at the Jetty in Swakopmund, and they have an intimate night together. However, Tuli's business troubles prevent him from getting Jessica's number. Tuli seeks Jessica but fails, and the next day he is hired by David to plan his wedding. Tuli witnesses David proposing to Jessica, who is surprised to find out that Tuli is her wedding planner. They grow closer, realizing their feelings for each other. Tuli decides to step away from the wedding planning. On the wedding day, Tuli receives a call from Sally offering to invest in his business, and Jessica, in her wedding gown, approaches him. The outcome of their love is uncertain.
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40
/3/
100
/1/

Cutting the Line (2023)
Cutting The Line follows husband and wife team, Naude and Katja Dreyer, and their three children as they embark on a mission to rescue seals entangled in deadly plastic pollution along the Namibian coastline. What begins as a few spur-of-the-moment rescues quickly evolves into a unique environmental organization that finds itself pitted against a mounting global crisis.
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?
60
/1/

Kukuri (2018)
The film follows a young girl from the Kavango region who dreams of becoming a lawyer. Her dreams get shattered when her grandmother starts plotting to get her married to the local brick-layer.
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?
6.1
/37/
60
/1/
50
/1/

Under the Hanging Tree (2023)
Christina Mureti, an impetuous police officer from the city, is transferred to a small desert town in Namibia where she uncovers a series of grizzly animal sacrifices. Then a German farmer is found hung on the same tree where Christina’s ancestors were hung a century ago during Germany’s colonial war with the Herero. Only when Christina begins to learn about her people’s history and embraces some of its cultural wisdom is she able to solve the case.
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?
60
/1/

Africa's Wild West (2015)
Some 150 wild horses live in an expanse of desert, grassland and rock along Namibia’s west coast - a ‘Forbidden Zone’ rife with ghost towns.
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?
7.3
/14/

Ant Middleton & Liam Payne: Straight Talking (2019)
Former Special Forces soldier Ant Middleton invites pop star Liam Payne to take part in the journey - and interview - of a lifetime in Namibia.
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?
5.6
/45/
50
/1/
43
/6/

Taste of Rain (2012)
Rachel struggles to survive a drought that has hit her farm and her life. A water-diviner brings dramatic changes to her life. She is confronted with a desert deep within herself and discovers a way to survive.
poster
?
60
/1/

Dans les secrets de la collaboration animale (2021)
N/A
poster
?
6.8
/46/
60
/2/

Katutura (2015)
Katutura deals with the struggle of everyday life in the township. There is crime, drug abuse, violence, but it also shows the strength of the community as well as the bustling creativity in the place otherwise known as the place where we do not belong. Katutura follows a group characters experiencing the gravity of living in a township. Ex-convict Dangi has to deal with living a law-abiding life, an extramarital son and an old flame who his wife doesn`t know about. Gangster Shivago explores a new market to sell his drugs and Kondja, a teenager in a wheelchair who helps street kids, falls in love for the first time. Their paths intertwine and their lives collide in both hopeful and brutal ways.
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5.3
/16/

Hairareb (2019)
Hairareb is a unique portrayal of love and materialism in a time of devastating drought. An aging farmer weds a beautiful, and materialistic young bride, in a bid to save his farm from a devastating drought. Tragedy follows as the unlikely pairing struggle to untangle their growing feelings of love from their originally nefarious motives, both harboring secrets that can destroy the others' hopes and reveal their greatest fears. Set in a dry and harsh landscape, capturing the desperation and aching thirst of the land and the people that inhabit it, the story is brought to life by the delicate portrayal of uncontrolled greed and cunning, tempered by naivete and innocence, and ultimately the genuine affection that grows between the lead characters.
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?
6.8
/79/
80
/3/
40
/1/

Leni Riefenstahl: Her Dream of Africa (2003)
At the age of 97 Riefenstahl returns to Sudan for one final farewell to the Nuba that she lived with for 8 months and photographed and filmed extensively. Müller documents her return after 23 years away and her reaction to the collapsing culture that she once celebrated so avidly in her photographs.
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8.0
/29/
70
/4/

#LANDoftheBRAVEfilm (2019)
While a tough cop investigates a series of hateful murders, a ruthless reporter exposes deep, dark secrets from her past to unhinge the case and ultimately her life.
poster
?
2.8
/19/

The Unlikely Encounter (2020)
A contemporary drama with sarcastic humor about relational difficulties within families. The unexpected arrival of Martin’s enigmatic uncle, Bill Keller, rekindles the hope of mending the conflicting expectations of the family. The story unfolds historical and cultural constraints rooted in the Namibian society and highlights the importance of reconciliation.
poster
?
6.8
/37/
90
/1/
83
/3/

Yellow Cake: Die Lüge von der sauberen Energie (2010)
Uranium mining, the first link in the chain of nuclear development, has managed again and again to keep itself out of the public eye. A web of propaganda, disinformation and lies covers its sixty-five-year history.
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?
8.5
/9/

Bikes for Africa (2013)
Bikes for Africa is an entertaining, insightful and moving documentary following the life adventures of Hap Cameron and Mandy Todd, and their attempt to help implement a self sustainable bike workshop in rural Namibia with a container load secondhand donated bikes from Melbourne. The film investigates how a bicycle can fundamentally change the lives of rural Africans, and brings to focus the great works of two-wheeled charities Bicycles for Humanity and the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
?
7.1
/123/
75
/2/
70
/1/

The White Line (2020)
Framed by scenes of Namibia's formal independence as a newly formed African country in 1990, Desiree Kahikopo's historical romance takes us back to 1963, soon after the 1959 uprising in Old Location — an area segregated for black residents of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia (then a territory of South Africa). It is in this setting that Sylvia Kamutjemo (Girley Charlene Jazama, who also produces), a black domestic worker, meets Afrikaner police officer Pieter de Wet (Jan-Barend Scheepers) on a routine passbook check. As the pair exchange letters and a story of forbidden love across racial lines unfolds, Kahikopo explores an underrepresented period of Namibian history with compassion and hope.
poster
?
7.1
/92/
100
/2/

Salute! (2019)
Carlito 'Kado' is sentenced to three years in prison for fraud, leaving his pregnant girlfriend to fend for herself in the real world.
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Plex
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6.3
/93/
60
/6/
80
/2/

Kapana (2022)
In Namibia, a country where sodomy is still a crime and gay relationships are stigmatized against, two lives intersect: George, a middle-class insurance broker living in central town, Windhoek, and Simeon, a kapana seller who lives in Katutura, Windhoek's township. Two secrets. One unlikely meeting in a bar.
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?
7.9
/8/
40
/1/

Oom Land (2017)
50 years ago the Volkswinkel - the People's Shop - opened for business in Rehoboth. The man behind the success story is Oom Land. Here you get to meet him.
poster
?
8.1
/11/

Another Sunny Day (2017)
Imagine how life must be for someone whose skin has no protection whatsoever from the sun. And now imagine living in a country that averages over 80% sunshine during any given year. Welcome to Paulus's life in Namibia.
poster
?
7.2
/12/

The Unseen (2016)
The Unseen is about art, identity and solitude. It presents three interconnected vignettes that follow three different characters as they slip into spaces in Namibian society mostly unseen.
poster
?
6.4
/10/

Beef (2007)
BEEF tells the story of an BBQ evening hosted by Marc, a somewhat peculiar perfectionist. Everything is planned to be meticulous. The serviettes matching with the plastic cutlery and cups - and of course the guests. His ex-girlfriend (who brings her new boyfriend along), two sisters (the one has a crush on Marc and the other is a Vegetarian!) and two strange men (one of whom seems to fancy Marc and the other just quietly digs into the food). Everything could have been so perfect, as Marc had planned - but the guests end up ridiculing Marc and reduce the host to a servant, but they forget that he who laughs last...
poster
?
4.2
/9/

100 Bucks (2012)
An urban story of the journey of a 100-dollar note that passes from hands of wealth to hands of need and through thieving hands. Through the journey of the currency brief insights into the lives of different characters are revealed that weave in and out of each others lives and the daily struggles they face.
poster
?
6.8
/11/
50
/1/

Kaunapawa (2019)
Two individuals, feeling irrelevant to the world, run into each other at a low point of their lives. They go on a journey of self-love and freedom, traveling the majestic Namibian outback.
poster
?
7.8
/63/
80
/1/

Milking the Rhino (2009)
The documentary examines the relationship between the indigenous African wildlife, the villagers who live amongst this wildlife and conservationists who look to keep tourism dollars coming in. Both the Massai of Kenya and the Ovahimba of Namibia have spent centuries as cattle farmers. With their lands being turned into protected game reserves, these ancient tribes have turned to tourism as a means of survival. While some environmentalists think that community-based conservation is ideal for these villagers, the dangers of drought and the starvation of their cattle remains a constant reality.
poster
?
7.0
/82/
56
/6/
85
/2/

Baxu and the Giants (2019)
A story of how Rhino Poaching triggers social change in rural Namibia, seen through the eyes of a 9 year old girl.
poster
59
?
5.8
/120/
50
/5/
59
/9/

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation is a 2007 epic film on the Namibian independence struggle against South African occupation as seen through the life of Sam Nujoma, the leader of the South-West Africa People's Organisation and the first president of the Republic of Namibia.
poster
37
?
3.1
/111/
45
/6/
35
/4/

Cold Night (2019)
Confronted by the cultural restrict rules of his Scandinavian society, a private detective deconstructs himself through the argument of Shakespeare' s Hamlet.
poster
36
?
4.7
/370/
35
/6/
43
/9/
20
/1/

Rising Storm (1989)
The year is 2099. The United States is ruled by the Reverend Jimmy Joe II, in a dictatorship where big guns and fundamentalist religion are used to keep the masses in control. The Reverend's troopers patrol the streets and the slums with assault rifles, ready to prevent any trouble from the revolutionary Kropfelders.
poster
?
10
/1/

Namibia: Independence Now! (1985)
A revolutionary political moment is captured firsthand by two independent women filmmakers shooting inside refugee settlements in Zambia and Angola in 1985. Depicting the significant role of women in this struggle for independence, this film explores the lives of exiled women workers attempting to free their country from illegal exploitation.
poster
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Go Therefore and Learn (2025)
A critical look at German missionary work in Namibia, which played a major role in the colonization of the country in the 19th century. Two young filmmakers from Namibia and Germany embark on a personal and historical search for traces of the missionaries in present-day Namibia. Both were raised as Christians but now have many critical questions and reservations, particularly regarding the spread of Christianity. Their countries are connected by a dark past—German missionaries are now considered pioneers of the colony of German South West Africa, present-day Namibia. On their journey, there are many encounters, archival discoveries, and, in the end, even more questions.
poster
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Voices from the Land (1991)
This film describes the situation of the Black pastoral farmers of Namibia, including their feelings toward land tenure and use and the difficult social conditions under which they live.


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