Movies and TvShows featuring "south-sudan" theme.
After escaping war-torn South Sudan, a married couple seeks refuge in the UK. However, their government-subsidized house is haunted by a malevolent force, forcing them to confront their traumatic past and secrets.
The Last Face is a drama film set in Africa during a civil war. The story follows a surgeon who is dedicated to saving lives in war zones, but gets caught up in the violence and political turmoil. As he struggles to navigate the dangerous environment, he must confront his own personal demons and make difficult choices. The film explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the devastating consequences of war.
Hearts and Bones follows Dan, a war photographer who is haunted by his past experiences in Sudan. His life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Sebastian, a Sudanese refugee, who brings with him a photograph that raises questions about Dan's own involvement in the conflict. As Dan becomes entangled in Sebastian's story, he must confront his own trauma and make difficult decisions about his future.
Haunted by his violent past, the ambitious lawyer Anuol returns to his homeland, South Sudan, committed to serve his country and hold accountable those who are responsible. But his quest, led by the rules of law, hits a wall when he is confronted with his countrymen’s reluctance to reconcile with history.
The famous adventurer Robert Young Pelton travels with a former "Lost Boy" child soldier back to the violence of South Sudan to track down the recently deposed Vice President Riek Machar in his secret jungle camp and become the first to film the brutal White Army in combat.
Travelling back home to South Sudan via the Juba-Nimule Highway, Makuer and his peers have their bus attacked by two gunmen. Makuer escapes with two other students but decides to turn back and save the rest left behind. The story is based on true events.
We Come as Friends is a documentary that explores the complex relationship between Sudan and China, using surrealism and metaphor to highlight the issues of independence, controversy, and economic contracts. It delves into topics such as the Sudanese oil industry, the Chinese presence in Sudan, and the impact of these on the local population.
The Nuer is a documentary film that explores the lives and customs of the Nuer people, a pastoral community living in South Sudan. The film focuses on their social structure, cattle herding, rituals, and conflicts. It provides an ethnographic insight into the Nuer culture and their way of life.
At the "Friendship Association for Child Protection" Angelo devotes himself to street children in Juba. He supports them medically, teaches them and tries to enable them to take their lives in their own hands. A path, he knows quite well himself.
Mary loves John, but she was forced to marry a wealthy man instead. A meeting with her lover has fatal consequences.
From a Kafkaesque office for social media in Germany and on to Sudan, and to conversations with an Iranian Ayatollah, an Indian film censor and critical journalists in China. The Norwegian Håvard Fossum has travelled the world to understand what censorship is, and how censors work, both in theory and in practice.
Documentary following Serbian football coach Zoran Đorđević as he helps form South Sudan's first national football team.
'‘Our Big Fear’' is a short film from South Sudan aimed at highlighting the effects of cattle rustling in the country. This film was a response to an urgent need for disarmament. Civilians across South Sudan have been illegally armed due to the long wars that culminated into the independence of South Sudan. In this 35-minute movie, we show how guns are dangerous in the hands of the community. We further show the civilians being peacefully disarmed."
"The reason why they kill people is because they do not have any education," a Sudanese boy says about the bloody conflict in his fatherland. Shortly before, we see images of a bombed school. In this film, the youngest and most innocent generation of Sudanese explains how it deals with the war that is tearing the country apart. Will the orphaned children avenge their murdered parents, or will they forgive the killers and start working on a new life? At any rate, these children's dreams for the future are anything but violent. One of them wants to learn English to be able to liberate his country, another wants to study to "be something," a third wants to become president to bring total peace, and yet another simply wants to be like her grandmother. Despite all the atrocities they have witnessed, the children mainly want to rebuild things, to put an end to the destruction.
Since independence, more and more young South Soudanese from all over the world, have returned to their country. Conflict among them may be inevitable.
A journey from the mythical Dinka world in South Sudan to the dreams of happiness living a new life in Norway.
Kiden is a girl in South Sudan going to school. Conflict arises when her mother would rather Kiden be married than continue going to school.
We Were rebels tells the story of a former child soldier who returns home to help build South Sudan - the youngest country in the world.
Animated documentary about two Sudanese children who are abducted and used as slaves
Pitia prefers to go for a drink with his friends rather than attending school - until something terrible happens. Pitia now has to make up his mind...