Films like Desert Flower

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1. 1

   Trees of Peace

   Film · 2021 · also drama

   Four women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda.

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2. 2

   The Pirates of Somalia

   Film · 2017 · also drama

   After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up wit...

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3. 3

   Captain Phillips

   Film · 2013 · also drama

   The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in t...

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4. 4

   Shooting Dogs

   Film · 2006 · also drama

   Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the...

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5. 5

   Gorillas in the Mist

   Film · 1988 · also drama

   The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

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   Hotel Rwanda

   Film · 2004 · also drama

   Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of...

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7. 7

   Personal Velocity

   Film · 2002 · also drama

   In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who restrict their personal freedom.

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   The Woman King

   Film · 2022 · also drama

   The 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...

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9. 9

   Sometimes in April

   Film · 2005 · also drama

   Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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10. 10

    Amina

    Film · 2021 · also drama

    In 16th-century Zazzau, now Zaria, Nigeria, Amina must utilize her military skills and tactics to defend her family's kingdom. Based on a true story.

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