Shake Hands with the Devil (
2007) | IMDb:
7.6
In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of military units which come from dozens of countries and which each have a very different program... These are Lt Gen Dallaire's efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.
Starring:
Roy Dupuis
,
Deborah Kara Unger
,
James Gallanders
,
Michel Mongeau
,
Michel Ange Nzojibwami
,
Odile Katesi Gakire
Directed by:
Roger Spottiswoode
Beyond Borders (
2003) | IMDb:
6.4
Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British industrialist. She encounters Nick Callahan, a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a result, Sarah embarks upon a journey of discovery that leads to danger, heartbreak and romance in the far corners of the world.
Starring:
Angelina Jolie
,
Clive Owen
,
Teri Polo
,
Linus Roache
,
Noah Emmerich
,
Yorick van Wageningen
The Air Up There (
1994) | IMDb:
5.6
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
Starring:
Kevin Bacon
,
Charles Gitonga Maina
,
Yolanda Vazquez
,
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
,
Sean McCann
,
Dennis Patrick
Directed by:
Paul Michael Glaser
Dust Devil (
1992) | IMDb:
6.2
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
Starring:
Robert John Burke
,
Chelsea Field
,
Marianne Sägebrecht
,
William Hootkins
,
Zakes Mokae
,
John Matshikiza
Cry Freedom (
1987) | IMDb:
7.4
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
Starring:
Kevin Kline
,
Denzel Washington
,
Penelope Wilton
,
Kate Hardie
,
John Matshikiza
,
Zakes Mokae