Zulu wird u.a. in Südafrika, Mosambik und Lesotho gesprochen und 44 Filme (zwischen 1970 und 2023) mit dieser Sprache wurden bislang erfasst. Die meisten dieser Filme wurden in Südafrika (33) gedreht. Besonders beliebte Genres für Zulu Filme sind Drama (14), Krimi (8) und Action (6). Zu den bekanntesten & erfolgreichsten Filmen zählen Thando (2022), Amandla (2022), Valley of a Thousand Hills (2022), The Letter Reader (2019) und Lola (1987).
The tale of a lost soul. Local drama in which a schoolgirl whose life is already hanging by a thread falls pregnant, as a video of her being bullied goes viral. Thandoʼs life is hanging by a thread. Her entire community is fraught with gender-based violence, peer pressure, bullying and socio-economic challenges. Thando meets an older man who introduces her to the finer things in life. Her affair with her “Blesser” crumbles when pregnancy befalls her, but itʼs the viral video of her being bullied at school that sends her completely over the edge.
When a wealthy businessman’s wife is abducted by three thugs looking for a R20,000 ransom fee, the man will have to play a very clever game if he hopes to ever see his wife again.
A hard-working police sergeant is tasked with an under-cover assignment where he must pose as a mysterious assassin known as "Jakalasi". His mission is to execute a hit on the local police captain. But it's a dangerous game the young cop is playing, and with the mob boss' right-hand man suspicious of the new arrival, it's only a matter of time before his cover is blown.
Bra Jack and his two underlings, Jabu and Thabi, decide to blackmail a young local businessman by the name of Ben. Their plan is to use one of his warehouses at the harbour to store a shipment of drugs coming in soon. Ben, proving himself an upstanding citizen, refuses to cooperate. This is until his wife, Thuli, is kidnapped by the crooks.
A game ranger and his chief ranger set out on a daring rescue mission when his two nephews are kidnapped by dangerous poachers deep in the African bush.
When Dlamini’s daughter, Dudu, is kidnapped for ransom, he calls on his old friend Charlie Steel, a renowned Private Investigator. Charlie attempts to infiltrate the gang responsible, but is soon exposed by one of his ex-army comrades, a vicious murderer by the name of Jimmy, working for the gangster known as Sonny.
After a well-executed jewelry store heist, two amateur thugs go on the run. But the police are not too far behind, and after a chase through the countryside, the thugs are apprehended - but only after they stash their loot in a clump of nearby bushes. When two best friends head off into the wilderness on a camping expedition together, luck seems to be on their side when they discover the hidden stash of diamonds.
When Mr. Dlamini, a wealthy businessman, and his wife, Gugu, fall victim to a trio of crooks seeking revenge and money, they are forced to flee to their beach house.
In the old African Wild West, a peace-loving family man moves to a vacant farm in search of a new life. His hopes are shattered when his son is badly beaten and his wife murdered by a gang of ruthless thugs. He is left helpless, until fate intervenes. He is rescued and nursed back to health by a good Samaritan living alone in the hills, a reformed gangster, who trains the man to exact his revenge.
In the township of Mphopomeni in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa, Siyabonga, a young man, puts up theatre plays. When he hears about a movie that will be shot in a nearby town, he makes it his mission to be part of it. From conspiring with a maid to steal wifi from the “umlungus” (white people) so he can write an email to the film producers to using witchcraft, Siyabonga does all he can to improve his life and take control of his fortune. And after travelling many surprising roads, he’ll finally meet the film’s director. Siyabonga is born out of their encounter.
IMbali ka Baba is the story of a teenage girl Mbali from Tugela Mouth, KZN. She longs for what she deems a "perfect family". A father, mother and siblings but is raised by her single mother Anna. Her father lives across the valley with his wife and two kids, his weekly visits to Mbali are not enough. On her birthday, she demands more.
Khanya, an ambitious up and coming contemporary dancer, is on track to be the best she can be, but her gradual sexual awakening combined with her growing attraction to both her male and female dance partners forces her to take stock.
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Ein Junge aus Johannesburg liest Dorfbewohnern in KwaZulu-Natal Briefe vor und verliebt sich dabei in eine der Empfängerinnen.
This is a story about a country girl Deliwe (Cynthia Shange) who comes from KwaZulu-Natal to the city of gold, Johannesburg. She enters the world of fashion and wins a beauty queen title. The fairy tale takes a turn for the worse when she is involved in a car accident that scars her for life.
The first film to ever show what life was in South-Africa under the Apartheid state. The film was released as an anonymous production under the aegis of the Pan Africanist Congress in 1970.
Set in Alexandra township, South Africa, a brother and sister journey through life knowing they have no one but each other. Schoolgirl Zanele falls in love with an older man where a series of events are set in motion and reveal much more.
Die junge Yesterday lebt in ärmlichen Verhältnissen in einem entlegenen Dorf in Südafrika. Ihr einziger Lichtblick ist ihre siebenjährige Tochter Beauty. Da erfährt Yesterday, dass sie an AIDS erkrankt ist. Es dauert, bis sie überhaupt versteht, was das bedeutet. Ihr sehnlichster Wunsch ist es, mit ihrer Tochter noch zu erleben, was ihr selbst nie vergönnt war: den ersten Schultag. - Das bewegende und poetisches Drama aus Südafrika wurde 2005 für den Oscar für den besten fremdsprachigen Film nominiert.
It's a jungle out there. That's how we meet our lead character Jack. It's been five years since he's seen his partner and best friend Twala. Jack did five years for a robbery gone bad. Twala never got caught and Jack never talked. But Twala is as treacherous as Jack is honourable. He's married Jack's former fiancée. Jack wants to go legit but after being rejected for a loan he needs a new source of capital. Twala presents him with an opportunity a job with a R2 million take. The complication is that the mark is Twala's father. Jacks partner for the job is the tough and sexy Olive. Little does he know she will prove to be more devious then his old friend.
A poor and humble community is threatened by a powerful criminal known as Dlamini, extorting the under-privileged villagers for protection money while stealing from them at the same time. When Makhosi returns home after years away, he is horrified to see what Dlamini is doing to his friends and family. After his good friend, Charlie, is threatened by the crook, Makhosi decides to take action.
Pondo and Nkinsela are two haphazard, dysfunctional friends. They end up going on a series of crazy adventures together which cause havoc everywhere they go. From ruining a bride’s wedding day to destroying a client’s hairdo in a beauty salon to escaping a supposed ghost in a house, the two friends always seem to come out on top.
A moving tale involving two orphans, a widower and a beautiful social worker, and how their lives all come together at the end.
While on a camping trip, three teenage brothers go from being the hunted to the hunters in an effort to snare and catch a dangerous thief.
Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.
Duck is a Karate student who is in a predicament with furthering his studies in Japan. He manages to get an offer from a business man under the condition he kills Tiger, however Duck refuses to go against Karate vows and regulations. Little did he know that trouble is brewing and his spouse would get kidnapped in order to threaten him into the deal. With the assistance of his master they manage to save Duck's spouse and he gets rewarded with a bursary to complete his studies.
The Boss is the leader of a gang who plan to kidnap a pastor's nephew as part of a sinister plan in order to make himself rich by extracting a heavy ransom from the lad's wealthy parents. The threatened boy must use his ingenuity and that of his young friends in order to outwit the criminals and thwart their plans.