Movies like Goodbye Bafana
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Goodbye Bafana (2007)
12K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, France, Belgium, South Africa, Italy, UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.
Style:
uplifting, touching, serious, realistic, political, inspirational, novela, sincere, clever, contemplative
Plot:
racism, apartheid, racial violence, leadership, prison life, interracial relations, freedom fighter, friendship, human spirit, rebellion, fighting the system, self discovery, prison, politics, injustice, social problems, convict, rebelliousness, warden, political unrest, tragic hero, hopes, society, biopic, black history ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s, 70s, 1990s
Place:
south africa, africa
Most similar movies to Goodbye Bafana
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sincere and political films with plots about society, biopic, hopes, politics, life is a bitch, state affairs and racism mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Goodbye Bafana: Skin (2008), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The Best of Enemies (2019), Cry Freedom (1987), Hunger (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
Style:
sincere, touching, captivating, emotional, contemplative ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
racism, interracial relations, self discovery, human spirit, forbidden love, eccentric family, family problems, couples, society, love and romance, social misfits, hopes ...
Time:
year 2008, 70s, 60s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, South Africa
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, political, inspirational ...
Plot:
prison, civil rights, rebellion, apartheid, biopic, human spirit, racism, prison life, oppression, courage, politics, brutality ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 2013, 1950s, 60s ...
Place:
south africa, africa
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59%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of the real-life unlikely relationship between an outspoken civil rights activist and a local Ku Klux Klan leader in 1971 North Carolina.
Style:
rough, sincere, disturbing, thought provoking, period piece ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
interracial friendship, civil rights, human spirit, human rights, racism, black, tiredness, name calling, african american, danger, court, interracial relations ...
Time:
70s, year 1971, year 2005, year 2016
Place:
north carolina
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Zimbabwe, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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, ...
Style:
inspirational, political, cult classic, political thriller, edutainment ...
Plot:
racism, apartheid, journalism, biopic, politics, human rights, civil rights, journalist, social commentary, social injustice, black, african ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1975, year 1977
Place:
south africa, africa, cape town south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
73K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike in which Republican prisoners tried to win political status. It dramatises events in the Maze prison in the six weeks prior to Sands’ death.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, political, sincere, depressing ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, ira, suicide, dying, rebellion, idealism, police brutality, resistance, suffering, nudity, male nudity ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1981 ...
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Schindler's List similar movies
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Malawi
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Style:
motivational, rough, inspirational, disturbing, factual ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, date night, teens
Plot:
farming, hunger, childhood, teenage boy, teacher, school, bicycle, chief, school expulsion, desperation, hopes, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
167K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby ...
Style:
uplifting, political, inspirational, sincere, factual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
racism, rugby, human spirit, president, apartheid, politics, leadership, underdog, biopic, politician, idealism, historical character ...
Time:
year 2009, 90s, 2000s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
south africa, africa, johannesburg south africa, cape town south africa
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37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, UK, South Africa, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at Secunda CTL, the largest synthetic fuel plant in the world. Patrick is wrongly accused, imprisoned and tortured for an ...
Style:
tense, political, factual, emotional, harsh ...
Plot:
terrorism, racism, politics, rebellion, fighting the system, apartheid, police brutality, civil rights, visceral, ethnic conflict, political unrest, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 2006, year 1980, year 1991 ...
Place:
south africa, africa, angola
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
101K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left ...
Style:
inspirational, political, factual, intense, stylized ...
Plot:
civil rights, racism, politics, african american, black history, civil rights movement, assassination, biopic, islam, childhood, society, prison ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, 90s, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
usa, africa, new york, nebraska, indiana ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
95K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, inspirational, uplifting, sincere ...
Plot:
racism, civil rights, politics, civil rights movement, african american, justice, biopic, racial discrimination, discrimination, idealism, injustice, righting the wronged ...
Time:
60s, year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, year 1964 ...
Place:
alabama, indiana, usa, southern usa, birmingham alabama ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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12 Years a Slave similar movies
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India, UK, South Africa, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
With Gandhi My Father, producer Anil Kapoor and director Feroz Abbas Khan have shed light onto Gandhi the person, rather than Gandhi the icon. Using Gandhi’s political career as a canvas, the film paints a picture of his intricate, complex, and ...
Style:
uplifting, emotional, sincere, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
father son relationship, racism, tragedy, rebellion, fighting the system, rebelliousness, human spirit, rise to the top, state affairs, life is a bitch, society, redemption ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s
Place:
india, africa, south africa, asia
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34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada, South Africa
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense of purpose, worked ...
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, rough, independent film
Plot:
photojournalist, photographer, journalism, media, photograph, photography, newspaper, life risking, society, political unrest, discrimination, social problems ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place:
africa, south africa
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31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: South Africa, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, realistic, serious, political
Plot:
ambition, politics, state affairs, society, confined, feminism, hopes, political unrest, isolation, black, biopic, black cast ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
africa, south africa
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31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
Style:
tense, thought provoking, uplifting, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
discrimination, apartheid, social change, racism, prison, legal, society, life is a bitch, state affairs, rebellion, politics, fighting the system ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, 80s
Place:
south africa, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, captivating, educational ...
Plot:
social worker, deportation, child abuse, against the odds, fighting the system, uncover truth, injustice, life is a bitch, state affairs, society, rebellion, family reunited ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, united kingdom, australia, europe, adelaide south australia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Movies similar to The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward ...
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, sincere, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bomb, politics, rebellion, danger, hopes, revolution, siege, unlikely partners, folk hero, leadership, life is a bitch, state affairs ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
south africa, africa, england, europe, cape town south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
240K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India, USA, South Africa
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style:
epic, spiritual, inspirational, political, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
protest, biopic, idealism, life philosophy, politics, independence, freedom, british empire, leadership, human spirit, religious intolerance, indian history ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 19th century, victorian era, 1940s ...
Place:
india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
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28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, USA, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Style:
uplifting, political, biblical, christian film, sincere ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christianity, renaissance, christian, religion, clergy, medieval, rebellion, inquisition, politics, reformation, idealism, human spirit ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, year 2003, medieval times
Place:
germany, rome italy, austria, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A drama about political prisoners playing soccer at Robben Island prison, where Nelson Mandela was held.
Style:
uplifting, realistic, captivating, sentimental, serious
Plot:
prison, racism, fighting the system, human spirit, friendship, against the odds, prison life, injustice, sport team, life is a bitch, society, hopes ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
11K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, UK, Thailand
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film is about the life of Aung San Suu Kyi (Yeoh) who spent more than a decade under house arrest. David Thewlis portrays Suu Kyi's husband, Dr. Michael Aris. Rebecca Frayn began working on the project after she and her husband, producer ...
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, sentimental, educational ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, resistance, politics, election, leadership, human spirit, selflessness, social activist, tragic love, idealism, biopic, social problems ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 80s, year 1998, year 1947 ...
Place:
burma, france, china, asia, oxford university
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Movies similar to Remember the Titans
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, political, talky
Plot:
civil rights movement, racism, interracial relations, civil rights, racial prejudice, protest, social activism, fighting the system, human spirit, social differences, discrimination, injustice ...
Time:
50s
Place:
america, alabama, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
102K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Style:
thought provoking, touching, inspirational, factual, motivational ...
Plot:
prison, boxing, racism, courtroom, prison life, legal, death penalty, injustice, justice, biopic, african american, discrimination ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, 80s, 1940s ...
Place:
new jersey, africa, toronto ontario canada, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Belgium, Germany, Haiti
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and ...
Style:
political, realistic, serious, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot:
imperialism, politics, assassination, intrigue, colonialism, capitalism, politician, greed, revolution, scapegoat, betrayal, political corruption ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1950s
Place:
africa, congo, belgium, south africa, brussels belgium
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26%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a 2002 Indian historical biographical film about Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence.It shows in detail how Singh came to develop his views on the British Raj and his struggle for Indian ...
Style:
realistic, patriotic, serious, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
revolution, freedom fighter, sikh, police brutality, patriotism, patriot, fighting the system, social decay, indian history, injustice, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The story of the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
Style:
thought provoking, uplifting, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
african american, civil rights movement, civil rights, racism, racial segregation, black history, fighting the system, civil disobedience, rebellion, social differences, injustice, human spirit ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1955, 1950s
Place:
alabama, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Style:
touching, inspirational, political, emotional, factual ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
racism, civil rights, president, u.s. president, black history, butler, african american, injustice, father son relationship, white house, biopic, civil rights movement ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 70s, 2010s, 60s ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, tennessee, america, indiana ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Israel, Italy, India, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
Style:
realistic, stylized, sentimental, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
orphan, politics, refugee, arab, injustice, rebellion, human spirit, youth, society, fall in love, love and romance, rebelliousness ...
Time:
80s, 1940s, 20th century, 90s, 60s
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel, persia, palestinian authority ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots. Facing bigotry on all sides, ...
Style:
emotional, touching, uplifting, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
racism, college, rebellion, human spirit, against the odds, self discovery, life is a bitch, social relations, hopes, student life, clergy, society ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 206 min.
Story:
Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, sincere, edutainment
Plot:
fidel castro, politics, biopic, rebellion, rise and fall, rebelliousness, fighting the system, idealism, ambition, political corruption, hopes, rise to the top ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s
Place:
cuba, bolivia, caribbean, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
82K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed ...
Style:
touching, emotional, period piece, epic, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
slavery, slave trade, rebellion, african american, courtroom, court, lawyer, president, legal, ship, idealism, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, ancient times, 1840s ...
Place:
africa, cuba, america, massachusetts, washington d.c. ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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