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Filmography

John Kani - filmography


  • White Lion (2010)
    Starring: Jamie Bartlett,  John Kani,  Thabo Malema
    Director: Michael Swan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    According to the legend of the Shangaan, white lions are the messengers of the gods, but it has been years since one has been seen in their remote African valley. When a white lion is miraculously born into that valley, a young Shangaan named Gisani, finds himself destined to protect this rare and ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 35% from 2 members
    Due for release on 11th June 2012
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  • Final Solution on DVD (2001)
    Starring: John Kani,  Vusi Kunene,  David Lee
    Director: Cristobal Krusen
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A young man in South Africa comes to a turning point in his life when he must decide whether the right thing to do is to continue his family's unjust ways or to face the nation's changes and do what is morally correct.
    1.5 stars out of 5 32% from 4 members
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  • Sarafina! (1992)
    Starring: Leleti Khumalo,  Whoopi Goldberg,  Miriam Makeba
    Director: Darrell Roodt
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Academy Award-winning star Whoopi Goldberg (Best Supporting Actress - GHOST) lights up the screen in her latest hit- the exhilarating and entertaining SARAFINA! In a world where truth is forbidden, an inspiring teacher (Whoopi Goldberg) dares to instill in her students lessons not found in ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 35 members
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  • Othello on DVD (1988)
    Starring: John Kani,  Richard Haines,  Joanna Weinberg
    Director: Janet Suzman
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    After 400 years Shakespeare's great tragedy still has strong social and political relevance, and this celebrated production by leading actress and director Janet Suzman was momentous, as it was stage at South Africa's famous Market Theatre during the apartheid era. Tony Award-winning actor John ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 16 members
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  • Tichborne Claimant on DVD
    Starring: Robert Pugh,  John Kani,  Stephen Fry
    Director: David Yates
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Sir Roger Charles Doughty Tichborne disappears whilst sailing around the world in 1866. Years later an African manservant of the family finds and returns with Sir Roger - but is he the real heir or an impostor?...
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 91 members
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John Kani facts

5 most recent films

White Lion - 2.0 stars
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Final Solution - 1.5 stars
Sarafina! - 3.5 stars
Othello - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Tichborne Claimant - 3.0 stars
Sarafina! - 3.5 stars
Othello - 2.5 stars
White Lion - 2.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Final Solution - 1.5 stars
White Lion - 2.0 stars
Othello - 2.5 stars
Sarafina! - 3.5 stars
Tichborne Claimant - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jill Scott - 1 times - show films
Thabo Malema - 1 times - show films
Dumisani Dlamini - 1 times - show films
Stephen Fry - 1 times - show films
Anika Noni Rose - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Tim Fywell - 3 times - show films
Charles Sturridge - 3 times - show films
David Yates - 1 times - show films
Michael Swan - 1 times - show films
Darrell Roodt - 1 times - show films