Can you tell me some good films about africa/other dodgy places?

Overblood

I've seen Hotel Rwanda, Shooting Dogs, Blood Diamond... City of God. I'm basically looking for films about countries with high levels of dodgy-ness. Any recommendations?

Oh yeah and I've seen Black hawk down and Last King of scotland.

ntlbell

i think the snapper was set in finglas.

DarkJager

Midnight Express

Basq

The Matchmaker is set in Leitrim...

... my, it's dreary!

BlitzKrieg

there was a film shown at the film festival about africa that was quite good

Johnny Maddog


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042424/

Arcee

The Killing Fields about the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot's reign in Cambodia.

krudler

Angela's Ashes

Galvasean

New Boy, a short
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095191/

irish_bob

krudler wrote: »

Angela's Ashes

the op said good films

Daelus

I second Johnny Mad Dog. Good film. Very graphic and upsetting though.

nacho libre

Tropa de Elite

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861739/

Scoobydoobydoo

Tsotsi, South Africa

S.M.B.

'Out of Africa, I think!'

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Sleipnir

Death in Gaza. It's a documentary movie.

Rabies

Once were warriors.

Set in New Zealand. Strong movie.

Mr.Lizard

Once Upon a Time in America.

-ilikeshorts

"The Constant Gardener" is one you have to watch set in africa with a couple of oscar nominations and excelent story.

PirateShampoo

Romper Stomper

bnt

I'm hearing good things about Gomorra, which is set in the Naples criminal underground. I've heard various warnings about Naples over the years, such as "hang on to your suitcase in the station", but this sounds like something else entirely. :eek:

Hande hoche!

Stander, Sud efrica (south africa)

nacho libre

bnt wrote: »

I'm hearing good things about Gomorra, which is set in the Naples criminal underground. I've heard various warnings about Naples over the years, such as "hang on to your suitcase in the station", but this sounds like something else entirely. :eek:

Yes. It is a very good film.

MagicMarker

Out of Africa.... scary shít.

orangecake

Last King of Scotland

A. Carruthers

'Osama' set in Afghanistan but not about bin laden. harrowing tale.
'Water' set in India.

I thought 'Tsotsi' was excellent too.

'The Dogs of War' is set in a fictional African state.

'The Battle of Algiers'

greendom

Babel is a great film, set in Morocco and Mexico as well Japan and the US - well worth a watch

Creature

Savior. Set in Bosnia during the war.

nix

Brotherhood

Set in Korea,

In 1950, in South Korea, the shoe-shiner Jin-tae Lee and his eighteen years old student brother Jin-seok Lee form a poor but happy family with their mother, Jin-tae's fiancé Young-shin Kim and her young sisters. Jin-tae and his mother are tough workers, who sacrifice themselves to send Jin-seok to the university. When North Korea invades the South, the family escapes to a relative's house in the country, but along their journey, Jin-seok is forced to join the army to fight in the front, and Jin-tae enlists too to protect his young brother. The commander promises Jin-tae that if he gets a medal he would release his brother, and Jin-tae becomes the braver soldier in the company.


Savage movie!

Malmedicine

nix wrote: »

Brotherhood


Savage movie!

Seconded 1 of the best films I've seen in the past year. Truely brilliant

Maccattack

Overblood wrote: »

looking for films about countries with high levels of dodgy-ness.

Why?

CyberGhost

Creature wrote: »

Savior. Set in Bosnia during the war.

That was a great movie, and realistic too, no Rambos there.

Diairist

Daelus wrote: »

I second Johnny Mad Dog. Good film. Very graphic and upsetting though.

the American song he sang after (spoiler? not really...) a boy soldier got killed?

dark crystal

I would heartily recommend 'The Ghost and the Darkness'. starring Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas.

The only way I can describe it, is that it's like Jaws set in Africa with lions instead of a shark. An underrated gem.

PirateShampoo

District 9 and Brave Heart

johnny_ultimate

Thread is four years old, think the OP had their question answered at the time! Locked.