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Gabon ( gə-BON; French pronunciation: [ɡabɔ̃] ; Sangu: Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.3 million. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Libreville is the country's capital and the largest city. Gabon's original inhabitants were the pygmy peoples. Beginning in the 14th century, Bantu migrants began settling in the area as well. Since its independence from France in 1960, Gabon has had three presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed some governmental institutions. Despite this, the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) remains the dominant party. Gabon is a developing country, ranking 112th in the Human Development Index. It is one of the wealthiest countries in Africa in terms of per capita income; however, large parts of the population ar... ()
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Equator(1983)

1h 25min
1.9/5 (with 3 votes)

Although based on a novel by Georges Simenon, director (and songwriter) Serge Gainsbourg has superimposed several dark emotions and a subtle brutality over the weak plot about a man's trip to Africa and his unfortunate passion for a murderess whose amorality sends the disillusioned fellow back to Europe. Sometimes described as frustrating and self-centered, reactions to this film swing across a broad spectrum of complaints -- not the least might be whether or not Gainsbourg is using a clichéd and stereotypical view of "dark Africa" to convey what he sees in his characters.

Directed by Serge Gainsbourg - With Francis Huster, Barbara Sukowa, François Dyrek, Jean Bouise, Julien Guiomar, Reinhard Kolldehoff, ...

Boxing Libreville(2018)

55min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Libreville, Gabon, Africa, 2016. Christ Olsen Mickala, a young boxer, trains tirelessly during the day and earns his living by night as a bouncer in nightclubs. At the same time, the combat of the presidential elections is taking place. As Christ hopes to succeed, a whole country hopes that a democratic transition finally triumphs.

Directed by Amédée Pacôme Nkoulou

The African Who Wanted to Fly(2016)

1h 10min | Drama, Documentary

Today he is a star of dozens of kung fu films and working behind the camera with Jackie Chan's crew. But how Luc Bendza, born in a small Gabonese town, became a kung fu master in an art that didn't count any African before him? This is the story of a kid who wanted to fly like Chinese fighters, so passionate he tackled his destiny and entered the legendary Shaolin Temple at the age of 15. His saga begins when he's 10 and starts shooting his own kung fu films with his friends in the streets of Koulamoutou.

Directed by Samantha Biffot

Les couilles de l'éléphant(2002)

1h 38min | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

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The Draughtsmen Clash(1996)

40min | Drama

This film tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.

Directed by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda

Money(2000)

1h 19min | Drama, Crime
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

The tribulations of five youths start this film. Libreville is home to Mougler and his friends, Baby Lee, Joker, Jackson and Bezingo. The boys are left to fend for themselves and decide to rob a dôlé stand, a new game of chance in which you can become a millionaire. The stakes are high and so is the risk. But Mougler who is more and more worried by his sick mother’s condition decides to go ahead with the holdup.

Directed by Imunga Ivanga

The Rhythm of My Life: Ismael Sankara(2011)

20min | Documentary
0.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Follows in an unconventional way the journey of 'ISH', a former Miami based rapper, who traveled to Africa to visit family. Little did he know that Libreville Gabon would be the place where the project of his dreams would fall on his laps. Against all expectations the alchemy born between him and 2 local beat-makers would lead to the making of a potential first album. Written and Directed by Marc A. Tchicot and Franck A. Onouviet, the film captures glimpse of great encounters and musical moments between people from opposite backgrounds driven by the same passion: music. 'The Rhythm of my life' belongs to the new generation of short films, which combine fiction and documentary style. Deeply grounded in the line of non formatted and guerrilla style independent projects, the rhythm of my life set a different direction for film-making in Gabon and Africa.

Ivory. A Crime Story(2016)

1h 27min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)

Footage of the investigation documentary telling about the extermination of African elephants lasted almost three years. The film crew traveled throughout 30 countries to make a route of ivory smuggling and to find out the true culprit of these crimes against elephants.

Directed by Sergey Yastrzhembsky

The Shadow of Liberty(2006)

1h 25min | Drama

Captain Ekumu has a lot on his mind: his son Ika is dying and he does not have the means to find treatment for him, which is driving his wife Ezéni to despair.

Directed by Imunga Ivanga

The Great White of Lambarene(1995)

1h 34min | Drama, History
2.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood in his lifetime, at least in the popular imagination. The critical assessment of his life and works in recent years, however, has been slightly more ambivalent. Ba Kobhio Bassek is the first director to examine this medical missionary from a purely African point-of-view.

Directed by Bassek Ba Kobhio

Sick Birds Die Easy(2014)

1h 40min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Religion, mysticism and reality entwined. A Cast & crew of western culture artists and misfits travel to Gabon, Africa, the believed origin of the Garden of Eden.. home of one of the most powerful psychotropic plants on Earth. Their experience mimicked the script but the film never got made.. the documentary did.

Directed by Nik Fackler

The Forest(2003)

1h 33min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A film about the difficulty for even the most well-intentioned person to know and respect another culture. In this case, the problem is so acute that there is even heated debate over what to call that 'other.' The subtitles in the film use the familiar word 'pygmies,' a relatively pejorative European term; the Bantu or villagers' expression for the same group, Babingas, carries similar negative connotations. These highly specialized, tropical rainforest hunter-gatherers should perhaps be called by their own ethnonym, Aka, MoAka (sing.) and BaAka (pl.)

Directed by Bassek Ba Kobhio, Didier Ouénangaré - With Eriq Ebouaney, Nadège Beausson-Diagne, Philippe Mory
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The Men of Forest 21(2008)

52min | Documentary

It is a long walk every morning from the work camp into the heart of the forest. There, two men - a master tree feller and his apprentice - work in tandem. They fell giant trees, sending them crashing to the ground. Back at the camp where they live, each of them carries within himself the echo of the daily struggle.

Directed by Julien Samani

Moane Mory(2014)

20min | Drama

Isa, a young photographer, meets Jack, a famous painter, who is 20 years older than her. They start a relationship with each other.

Frequency(2013)

9min | Drama, Mystery

While secretly recording the quarrel of a couple, a priest makes a terrible discovery.

Where Are You Going Koumba?(1971)

1h 30min | Drama

Koumba is a brave boy, and a good son who works on a plantation. He leaves his native town of Ngounié to repay the dowry of his sister.

The Tam Tams Are Silent(1972)

1h 10min | Drama

Abraham is a young sculptor who does not quite understand the changing world in which he lives. During a visit to the village, he falls for the youngest wife of his uncle. They form a relationship but are discovered and Abraham flees to the city.

Directed by Philippe Mory - With Philippe Mory

The Cage(1963)

1h 25min | Adventure, Mystery
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

An African physician returns home after studying medicine in Paris. He marries and settles down to life in the bucolic splendor of his native land. When he has a confrontation with a white plantation owner, the white man sees red and casts a spell on the African doctor. Although he realizes the curse is an ancient tribal superstition, he still is plagued by the ghost of his late first wife. The black doctor and the white man are assimilated into cultures in which neither of them were born in this vexing jungle tale.

Directed by Robert Darène - With Marina Vlady

One Day on Earth(2012)

1h 44min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world, we explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. We follow characters and events that evolve throughout the day, interspersed with expansive global montages that explore the progression of life from birth, to death, to birth again. In the end, despite unprecedented challenges and tragedies throughout the world, we are reminded that every day we are alive there is hope and a choice to see a better future together. Founded in 2008, it set out to explore our planet's identity and challenges in an attempt to answer the question: Who are we?