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Significant South African Films

Between 2011 and 2012, I asked South African filmmakers what they considered to be the most significant local films. These are some of the films that received the most mentions. I have also added a few of my own recommendations since a number of important or notable South African films have been released since 2013.
(They are not listed in any particular order)
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Come Back, Africa (1959)
Come Back, Africa (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
2
Mapantsula (1988)
Mapantsula (1988)
3
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
4
A World Apart (1988)
A World Apart (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
5
Zulu Love Letter (2004)
Zulu Love Letter (2004)
6
The Wooden Camera (2004)
The Wooden Camera (2004)
7
Life, Above All (2010)
Life, Above All (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
8
Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)
Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)
9
Beat the Drum (2003)
Beat the Drum (2003)
10
Yesterday (2004)
Yesterday (2004)
11
Miners Shot Down (2014)
Miners Shot Down (2014)
12
Material (2012)
Material (2012)
13
District 9 (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
14
Sarafina! (1992)
Sarafina! (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
15
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
16
Drum (2004)
Drum (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
17
White Wedding (2009)
White Wedding (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
18
Forgiveness (2004)
Forgiveness (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
19
Gums and Noses (2004)
Gums and Noses (2004)
20
Mama Africa (2011)
Mama Africa (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
21
Otelo Burning (2011)
Otelo Burning (2011)
22
Izulu Lami (2008)
Izulu Lami (2008)
23
Jozi (2010)
Jozi (2010)
24
The Shore Break (2014)
The Shore Break (2014)
25
Skin (2009)
Skin (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
26
Invictus (2009)
Invictus (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
27
Unhinged: Surviving Jo'burg (2010)
Unhinged: Surviving Jo'burg (2010)
28
Place of Weeping (1986)
Place of Weeping (1986)
29
Paradise Stop (2011)
Paradise Stop (2011)
30
Tsotsi (2005)
Tsotsi (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
31
The Dream of Shahrazad (2014)
The Dream of Shahrazad (2014)
32
Paljas (1998)
Paljas (1998)
33
Bakgat! (2008)
Bakgat! (2008)
34
A Reasonable Man (1999)
A Reasonable Man (1999)
35
Blood Diamond (2006)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
36
Bunny Chow (2006)
Bunny Chow (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   17%
37
Cry Freedom (1987)
Cry Freedom (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
38
Max and Mona (2004)
Max and Mona (2004)
39
Shooting Bokkie (2003)
Shooting Bokkie (2003)
40
Sea Point Days (2008)
Sea Point Days (2008)
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