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South African Movies on Netflix 2024
Here are the best South African movies to watch on Netflix:
1. Unseen
A house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a dreaded criminal syndicate dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to violence.
Unseen is a thrilling ride driven by an outstanding performance by Gail Mabalane.
If you like crime thrillers with an unlikely serial killer, add this to your watchlist.
It’s a great local production that can stand tall on the global platform.
Cast
- Gail Mabalane
- Vuyo Dabula
- Brendon Daniels
- Hein de Vries
- Ilse Klink
- Mothusi Magano
- Waldemar Schultz
- Dineo Langa
- Abduragman Adams
- Shimmy Isaacs
- Rapulana Seiphemo
- Colin Moss
- Shamilla Ismail Miller
- Clifford Young
2. The Woman King
The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen.
Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca) as she inspires the King to take on the enemies determined to violate their honor and destroy their way of life.
Cast
- Viola Davis as General Nanisca
- Wanda Banda as Young Nanisca
- Thuso Mbedu as Nawi
- Lashana Lynch as Izogie
- Sheila Atim as Amenza
- Lethabo as Young Amenza
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Santo Ferreira
- John Boyega as King Ghezo
- Jordan Bolger as Malik
- Jimmy Odukoya as General Oba Ade
- Joel Mukadi as Young Oba
- Masali Baduza as Fumbe
- Jayme Lawson as Shante
- Adrienne Warren as Ode
- Siv Ngesi as the Migan
- Angélique Kidjo as the Meunon
- Zozibini Tunzi as Efe
- Makgotso M as Iniya
- Thando Dlomo as Kelu
- Julian Tennon as Moru
3. Kings of Jo’Burg
The Masire brothers rule Johannesburg’s criminal underworld, but a supernatural family curse and a tangled web of betrayal threaten to destroy them.
The series delves into legacy building, fragmented family structures, treacherous brotherhoods and the effects of crime and African masculinities on families and society at large.
Loyalties will be tested, with long-held secrets threatening to shatter the fragile facade.
Cast
- Shona Ferguson
- Cindy Mahlangu
- Zolisa Xaluva
- Connie Ferguson
- Buhle Samuels
- TK Sebothoma
- Tsholofelo Matshaba
- Abdul Khoza
- Thembi Seete
- Lunathi Mampofu
- Sello Sebotsane
- Sipho Ngema
- Lehlohonolo Makoko
4. Blood & Water
After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.
The series revolves around Puleng (Ama Qamata), a high school girl whose sister Phume was kidnapped as part of a human trafficking network shortly after birth.
On the same day of Phume’s birthday, Puleng was invited to a party of Fikile Bhele (Khosi Ngema), a popular athlete studying at Parkhurst College, a prestigious school in Cape Town.
After Wade (Dillon Windvogel), a new acquaintance points out their resemblance, Puleng suspects that Fikile is Phume.
She has lived in the shadow of her sister all her life, so she understands things.
She transfers to the elite school to investigate.
While solving the puzzle, Puleng discovers that the mystery of her missing sister is not the only secret that her friends and family keep.
Cast
- Ama Qamata as Puleng Khumalo
- Khosi Ngema as Fikile Bhele
- Gail Mabalane as Thandeka Khumalo
- Thabang Molaba as Karabo “KB” Molapo
- Dillon Windvogel as Wade Daniels
- Arno Greeff as Chris Ackerman
- Ryle de Morny as Chad Morgan
- Greteli Fincham as Reece van Rensburg
- Getmore Sithole as Julius Khumalo
- Odwa Gwanya as Siya Khumalo
- Natasha Thahane as Wendy Dlamini
- Mekaila Mathys as Tahira Kahn
- Sandi Schultz as Nicole Daniels
- Cindy Mahlangu as Zama Bolton
- Xolile Tshabalala as Nwabisa Bhele
- Sello Maake Ka-Ncube as Matla Molapo
- Patrick Mofokeng as Brian Bhele
- Shamilla Miller as Riley Morgan
- Duane Wiliams as Mark Tedder
- Zikhona Sodlaka as Janet Nkosana
- Leroy Siyafa as Sam Nkosana
- Katishcka Kiara as Pauline
- Alzavia Abrahams as Zayd
- Inge Beckmann as Philippa van Rensburg
- Sonia Mbele as Lisbeth Molapo
- Mpho Sibeko as Lunga
- Abduragman Adams as Detective Vaans
- Nicole Fortuin as Detective Petersen
- Meggan-Lee Johnstone as Leigh-Anne
- Tumisho Masha as Harold Grootboom
- Gary Joshua as Gabriel
- Nasr Ho-Yee as Bruce Kwan
- Clint Brink as Reinhard
- Thapelo Mokoena as Anthony Gabisa
- Gantane Kusch as Lex Tom
- Marco Spaumer as Kyle
5. Justice Served
A band of freedom fighters invades the trial of a white police officer who shot a Black man — and a hostage situation unfolds on screens nationwide.
Cast
- Hlomla Dandala
- Pallance Dladla
- Alex McGregor
- Lerato Mvelase
- Dineo Rasedile
- Panch Gasela
- Morné Visser
- Nompumelelo Mayiyane
- Tiisetso Thoka
- Jack Devnarain
- Thabo Bopape
- Thami Dish
- Anton David Jeftha
- Bokang Phelane
- Daniel Janks
6. Queen Sono
South African spy Queen Sono finds herself in a nefarious web of business and politics as she seeks to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death.
Cast
- Pearl Thusi
- Vuyo Dabula
- Loyiso Madinga
- Kate Liquorish
- Sechaba Morojele
- Rob van Vuuren
- Chi Mhende
- Otto Nobela
- Khathu Ramabulana
- Enhle Mlotshwa
7. iNumber Number: Jozi Gold
When an undercover cop is tasked with investigating a historic gold heist in Johannesburg, he’s forced to choose between his conscience and the law.
Cast
- S’dumo Mtshali
- Presley Chweneyagae
- Brenda Ngxoli
- Deon Lotz
- Noxolo Dlamini
- Mxolisi Nodom
- Kgosi Flietor
- Clementine Mosimane
- Fana Mokoena
- Tumie Ngumla
- Bongile Mantsai
8. Silverton Siege
Three anti-apartheid freedom fighters find themselves in a police set-up whilst on a sabotage mission.
After they find refuge in a local bank within Silverton, they have to decide amongst themselves who sold them out.
As tensions rise and the police presence outside gets increasingly more serious, they come to the arrangement that they will release the bank customers turned hostages over for the immediate release of the then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela.
Cast
- Thabo Rametsi
- Arnold Vosloo
- Noxolo Dlamini
- Stefan Erasmus
- Elani Dekker
- Shane Wellington
- Michelle Mosalakae
- Deon Coetzee
- Justin Strydom
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