Sudan (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. You Will Die at 20 (2019)
103 min | Drama
Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.
Director: Amjad Abu Alala | Stars: Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Maysara Elsaraj, Bonna Khalid
Votes: 2,422
3. Al-Sit (2020)
20 min | Short, Drama
An arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan. Does 15-year-old Nafisa have a choice?
Director: Suzannah Mirghani | Stars: Mihad Murtada, Rabeha Mohammed Mahmoud, Mohammed Magdi Hassan, Haram Basher
Votes: 121
4. Qamar Bani Hashem (2008)
1,290 min | Biography, History, War
A historical series that narrates the biography of the Prophet since the birth of Abd al-Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet, through the history of Mecca and the Prophet's biography, and ending with the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
Stars: Rashid Assaf, Bassem Yakhour, Assaad Feddah, Najah Safkuni
Votes: 25
5. Serotonin (2018)
Short, Fantasy, Romance
Serotonin explores themes including solitude and memory, through the eyes of the main character as he goes about his daily life in Khartoum. It is a beautifully shot, visually rich and poetic, dreamlike piece of cinema.
Director: Shehab Satti | Stars: Ayman Alsagh, Edreso, Mahmoud Hassan, HGM Moe Ji One
Votes: 9
6. Khartoum Offside (2019)
75 min | Documentary, Sport
A group of exceptional young ladies in Khartoum are determined to play football professionally. They are prepared to defy the ban imposed by Sudan's Islamic Military government and they ... See full summary »
Director: Marwa Zein | Stars: Elham Balatone, Nedal Fadlallah, Fatma Gaddal, Sara Jubara
Votes: 52
7. Finding Freedom (I) (2017)
80 min | Documentary | Completed
Tormented by a tortured past and isolated from his family for more than twenty years, William Akoi Mawwin returns to his homeland in an attempt to reclaim his life and expose the brutal system that enslaved him.
Director: Edward Ashhurst | Stars: HGM Moe Ji One, Edward Ashhurst, William Akoi Mawwin
8. A Handful of Dates (2019)
15 min | Short, Drama | Completed
A spirited young village boy must learn the painful truth behind his grandfather's fortune, and another farmer's inevitable demise.
Director: Hashim Hassan | Star: HGM Moe Ji One
9. Beats of the Antonov (2014)
68 min | Documentary, War
The story of the people of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains in Sudan, showing how they deal with civil war. Traditionally music has always been part of daily life in these areas, but now, it has a new role in a society challenge by war.
Director: Hajooj Kuka
Votes: 155
10. Goodbye Julia (2020)
100 min | Drama | Completed
Director: Mohamed Kordofani | Stars: HGM Moe Ji One, Issraa El-Kogali
11. Human Being (1994)
27 min | Short, Drama
Sudanese filmmaker, Ibrahim Shaddad provides a dramatic and powerful account of the trials and tribulations of a Sudanese villager in an alien, large city. Shot entirely without dialogue, ... See full summary »
Director: Ibrahim Shaddad | Stars: Mohamed M. Ali, Nasir El Tayeb, Fatin A. Magid, El Rashid Ahmed Issa Umayma
Votes: 36
12. Tajouj (1977)
78 min | Drama, History, Romance
The film is set a hundred years back in the eastern part of Sudan in a place of total isolation. Tajouj is the beautiful cousin of a young tribal man who is deeply in love with her. He ... See full summary »
Director: Gadalla Gubara
Votes: 29
13. Khartoum (1960)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Although perhaps without foresight, Gubara seemingly set out to capture a historic picture of a city that today has completely vanished. He reveals to us the livelier place that Khartoum ... See full summary »
Director: Gadalla Gubara
14. Jebel Nyoka (2020 TV Movie)
63 min | Drama
Kiden is a girl in South Sudan going to school. Conflict arises when her Mother wants her to get married instead of finishing school.
Director: Robert Oliver Mori | Stars: Juma Karashedah, Hanna Khamis, Joseph Lasu Khamis, Francis Nidal
Votes: 5
15. Jamal (1981)
14 min | Short, Drama
A camel operating a sesame mill reflecting on existence.
Director: Ibrahim Shaddad
Votes: 37
16. Savina (2018)
Short, Drama
Director: Abdalla Al-Lili | Stars: Lucrezia Di Cocco, Wayne Hodges, Liubov Kapustina, Kristina Khabarova
17. Forced Marriage (2018)
52 min | Comedy, Drama
After her family found her talking to neighbor's son Lubani, young Emelia was humiliated by her family and then forced to marry him, but Lubani's family refuses. Thrown out of the house she... See full summary »
Director: Bebe Pix | Stars: Safe Bashir, Alex Bidal Charles, West Patawa Charles, Oliver Michael Clement
18. What's on tonight? (2020)
16 min | Documentary, Short
More than 65 cinemas were closed thirty years ago, and more than 100 years in the film industry without films, this documentary about the history of cinema in Sudan after recent successes in the independent film industry.
Director: Shehab Satti | Star: HGM Moe Ji One
19. The Rope (1984)
32 min | Short, Drama
Director: Ibrahim Shaddad | Stars: Khatab H. Ahmed, A. Gadir Daoud, Mariam M. Eltayeb, Mohd A. Gorani
Votes: 11
20. Les misérables (2007)
112 min | Drama
For his first feature film in many years, the legendary filmmaker from Sudan has chosen to adapt Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Miserables for an African audience in the Arab language. The... See full summary »
Director: Gadalla Gubara | Star: Gamal Hassan
22. Sudan's Forgotten Films (2017)
25 min | Documentary
Benjamin and Awad run Sudan's national film archive. The two men, who have worked together for more than 40 years, are devoted to protecting their country's visual memories. Home to some ... See full summary »
Votes: 8
23. The Dislocation of Amber (1975)
32 min | Documentary, Short
'The Dislocation of Amber' was filmed in the city of Suakin, a formerly flourishing port in Sudan, now in ruins. Its history is one of famine and opulence, devastation and progress, rich trade and damage, and colonialism.
Director: Hussein Shariffe
Votes: 21
24. Fire in the Nile (2020)
23 min | Documentary, Short
A major shift of political power in Sudan started with street protests throughout Sudan on 16 December 2018 That resulted in the overthrow of the dictator Omar Al-Basheer. The Sudanese ... See full summary »
Director: Abdul Al-Kadiri | Star: HGM Moe Ji One
25. Darfur's Skeleton (2009)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
The rarely discussed topic of the affects of the Darfur conflict (2003-present) on the environment is the axis around which the 3 main stories of this documentary revolve. A story of the ... See full summary »
Director: Hisham Haj Omar
26. Aflam sudania - jadida (2018)
Short, Drama
Director: Muhammad Muhyiddin Abuzko | Star: HGM Moe Ji One
27. Blue Stars (2020)
40 min | Documentary, Short
The well-known members of the legendary Blue Stars band around today's Khartoum streets and to their performances.
Director: Alsadig Mohamed
28. Clash of Cultures (2013)
7 min | Short
Since independence, more and more young South Sudanese from all over the world have returned to their country. Conflict among them is inevitable.
Director: Mary Kadi Manoah | Stars: Stella Konga, Alice Barengow, Macqueline Paul, Winnie Joseph
Votes: 5
29. Baobab (2011)
11 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Under the Baobab tree, Africa's tree of life, a parting father writes a letter to his son in diaspora, reminding him of the values he taught him, asking him to pass them on to his children ... See full summary »
Director: Amin Albahari | Star: Amin Albahari
Votes: 10
30. My Great Sudan (2020)
Documentary
A true story of a Sudanese Refugee from World's Biggest Civil War, who has been on a run Since the War started, searching for a lost Family, Peace and love as the War took all away and gave tear in return.
Director: Shawn Alli | Star: Digol Deng
31. Nyerkuk (2016)
19 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A displaced child gets involved in crime with an older thief. Will this be his last burglary?
Director: Mohamed Kordofani | Stars: Mohamed Abdalla, Khaled Abu Ashara, Omer Ahmed, Abdalla Alamin
Votes: 16
32. Ba Ne Jek Mal (2014)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
James finds a book with no words and decides to become a great writer what he discovers along the way is the value of friendship.
Director: Sean Patrick Fahey | Stars: James Gakjang Malual, Theresa Nyahon Boin
33. Rae (2022)
5 min | Short, Adventure
Young woman is now in the VR world. She is in outer space. Her dream is to go to outer space, explore it and set up camp on another planet. This other planet is an opportunity to set up new social and gender norms,
Director: Konan Tipen Adam | Star: Aina Henderson
34. Wani and His Vision (2013)
6 min | Short
Many young South Sudanese work as Boda-Boda (motorcycle) drivers, as other jobs are not available. Wani is one of them driving customers from place to place. He however, aims for more and slowly works his way to achieve his dream.
Director: Ochan Hannington
35. Beyond Memory (2012)
8 min | Short, Drama
Director: Abdallah Mohamad | Stars: Jsoer Sied Ahmad, Heba Fared
36. Eyes Journey (1983)
90 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Director: Anwar Hashim | Stars: Salah Bin Albadia, Somaya El Alfy, Alfadel Sae'ed, Omar Abdulaziz
Votes: 7
37. Grace Surpasses (2011)
Not Rated | 55 min | Drama
Grace Surpasses is a story about perseverance in a country where peace is an ancient relic and hope is a dangerous luxury. With nowhere to hide, each new day brings the potential for danger... See full summary »
Director: Coury Deeb | Stars: Daniel Door Abraham, Angelina Abuy, Mary Achok, Marko Deng
38. Decide (2013)
11 min | Short
Pitia prefers to go for a drink with his friends rather than attending school - until something terrible happens. Pitia now has to make up his mind...
Director: Alex Taban | Stars: Isaac Charles, Alex Taban, Emmanuel George, Alex Joseph
39. The Art of Flight (2005)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
The Art Of Flight is a guerrilla documentary that was shot illegally in Egypt on camcorders and a laptop. This feature-length film tells the story of three people - a refugee from southern ... See full summary »
Director: Davin Anders Hutchins | Stars: Mr. Cool, The Cowboy, Davin Anders Hutchins, Jere Maluk
Votes: 23
40. Angelo (2013)
9 min | Short
At the "Friendship Association for Child Protection" Angelo devotes himself to street children in Juba. He supports them medically, teaches them and tries to enable them to take their lives... See full summary »
Director: Joice John Thomas
41. A Paper of Work (2010 TV Movie)
47 min | Drama
A Movie tells a story of three kids who are working marginal jobs at their early lives, then they get admitted in Drugs world.
Director: Salwa Dirweesh | Stars: Mohmed Ahmed Alshaer, Karar Alzain, Eihab Balash, Nazar Wickenze
44. Al-Omor Train (2015 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Hassan Kadasa | Stars: Maha Altoum, Mariam Hassan Kadasa, Huda Ma'mon, Mohmed Almujtaba Musa
45. Wrestling in Yida (2016 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Sudanese refugees battle in weekly wrestling matches, as they also fight for survival at the Yida Refugee Camp in South Sudan.
Director: Joe Benson | Star: HGM Moe Ji One
49. Mercy Beyond Borders (2011)
21 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
As South Sudan prepares to become the world's newest country, people struggle to survive in some of the harshest conditions imaginable. The war with the north has taken a brutal toll, with ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Jenkins
50. Aldi-ater Global star (2014 TV Movie)
62 min | Comedy
Director: Hassan Kadasa | Stars: Mokhtar Bakhit, Abubaker Faisal, Nayrah Ismael