7 Films From The United States That Were Filmed in Africa

According to research, below are seven
(7) Films From The United States That Were Filmed in Africa

1. Queen of Katwe


Queen of Katwe is an American biographical drama feature film directed by Mira Nair and released six years ago.

The film, which stars David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, and Madina Nalwanga, is based on the life of Phiona Mutesi, a little girl living in Katwe, a slum in Kampala, Uganda's capital. After success at World Chess Olympiads, she learns to play chess and becomes a Woman Candidate Master.

Queen of Katwe was shot in Kampala, Uganda's Katwe slums, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

2. Black Panther


Black Panther is an American superhero picture based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, directed by Ryan Coogler and released over two years ago.

Uganda, South Africa, and Zambia were used to film some of the most memorable moments in Black Panther.

3. Gladiator


Gladiator is a 2000 American epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott.
Gladiator was filmed near Ouarzazate, a desert city in Morocco's southwest.

4. The Gorillas in the Mist


Gorillas in the Mist is an American drama directed by Michael Apted and released 34 years ago.

Gorillas in the Mist was nominated for five Academy Awards at the time of its release, it was shot in the Rwandan jungles and based on a true story.

5. INVICTUS


Invictus is a biographical sports drama film released in 2009. Clint Eastwood directed the film, which stars Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon and is based on events in South Africa prior to and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Invictus was shot in Johannesburg, South Africa, and some of the most crucial moments were shot there.

6. The Power Of One


The Power of One is a drama film from the United States that was released twenty years ago. The Power of One is a film set in South Africa during World War II that follows Peter Philip Kenneth Keith, an English South African child reared under apartheid, and his complicated connections with a German pianist, a Coloured boxing coach, and an Afrikaner romantic interest.

The majority of the film was shot in South Africa.

The last on the list Is
7. Malcolm X


Malcolm X is a twenty-year-old American epic biographical drama film directed by Spike Lee that thematically revolves around the African-American activist Malcolm X.

Despite being primarily shot in the United States, the epilogue of Malcolm X was shot in Soweto, South Africa, at the Phamkamani Combines School, where Nelson Mandela delivered the last remarks, as well as Alexandra, Johannesburg.
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