John Kani
13 titles
Filmography
13 results

Nothing But The Truth
(2009)Nothing But The Truth is a gripping investigation into the complex dynamic between those blacks who remained in South Africa and risked their lives to lead the struggle against apartheid and those who returned victoriously after living in exile.

White Lion
(2010)Cast from his pride and forced to survive on his own, a young cub is raised by an African boy who teaches him how to face-off against a trophy hunter.

Final Solution
(2001)During the first democratic elections in South Africa, a formerly violent racist has transformed into a peacemaker and seeks an end to the bloodshed.

Jail Caesar
(2012)The early life of Roman ruler Julius Caesar as told in three working prisons in South Africa, the UK and Canada. A small group of professional actors is joined by a cast of to tell the story of one of history's foremost personalities.

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
(2012)A portrait of Athol Fugard, featuring rare interviews and footage, revealing his legacy of using art to resist apartheid in South Africa.

Sarafina!
(1992)In a world where truth is forbidden, an inspiring teacher dares to instill in her students lessons not found in schoolbooks.

How to Steal 2 Million
(2011)After his release from prison, Jack tries to go straight but money woes lead him back into the game with the promise of a million-dollar payoff.

The Grass Is Singing
(1981)Both poetic and polemical, Doris Lessing exploded onto the literary scene with her first novel in 1950. Set in her native Rhodesia, it boldly lifted the lid on themes of psychology, racism, feminism and colonialism.

The Ghost and the Darkness
(1996)In 1896, a construction engineer from the British Army, J.H. Patterson (Kilmer) is sent to build a railway bridge across Uganda's Tsavo River for the British East African Railway. Soon after he arrives, workmen begin to disappear at night from their tents never to be seen alive again.

The Lion King
(2019)Disney's The Lion King, directed by Jon Favreau, journeys to the African savanna, where a future king overcomes betrayal and tragedy to assume his rightful place on Pride Rock. Through pioneering filmmaking techniques, The Lion King brings treasured characters to life in a whole new way.

The Wild Geese
(1978)Richard Burton, Roger Moore, and Richard Harris are a team of mercenaries who must remove a deposed African president and transport him to prison.

Murder Mystery 2
(2023)After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.

Mufasa: The Lion King
(2024)Follow the epic tale of the unlikely rise of the Pride Lands’ beloved king. An orphaned Mufasa is lost and alone until he meets Taka, heir to a royal bloodline. This launches an epic journey that tests the pair’s bonds as they evade a deadly foe.