Cinematography: Lance Gewer
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Lance Gewer. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
Tsotsi
2005 · Movie · 94 min. · South Africa
Direction Gavin Hood
Cast Presley Chweneyagae · Terry Pheto · Kenneth Nkosi · Mothusi Magano
Plot Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto - where survival is the primary objective - TSOTSI traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader who...
6.5
6K votes
6.5
6K votes
Spud
2010 · Movie · 103 min. · South Africa
Direction Donovan Marsh
Cast Troye Sivan · John Cleese · Tanit Phoenix · Jason Cope
Plot It's South Africa, 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private...
6.4
94 votes
6.4
94 votes
Banged Up Abroad (TV Series)
2007 · Documentary · 45 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Bart Layton
6.4
160 votes
6.4
160 votes
Love Jacked
2018 · Movie · 100 min. · Canada
Direction Alfons Adetuyi
Cast Amber Stevens · Keith David · Mike Epps · Marla Gibbs
Plot MAYA, has artistic ambitions - her father ED wants: a dutiful daughter to run the family store. Taking her independence a step further, Maya decides to travel to Africa for...
4.8
187 votes
4.8
187 votes
How to Ruin Christmas (TV Series)
2020 · Series · 50 min. · South Africa
Direction Johnny Barbuzano
Cast Thando Thabethe · Busi Lurayi · Nambitha Ben-Mazwi · Lethabo Bereng
Plot TV Series (2020-). Prodigal daughter Tumi tries to make things right after completely ruining what should have been her sister's picture-perfect Christmas wedding.
4.6
23 votes
4.6
23 votes
Kite
2014 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Ralph Ziman
Cast India Eisley · Callan McAuliffe · Samuel L. Jackson · Carl Beukes
Plot When her cop father is killed, a young woman tracks the murder with the apparent help of his ex-partner.
3.8
163 votes
3.8
163 votes
Our Girl (TV Series)
2014 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Tony Grounds · Anthony Philipson · Jan Matthys · Richard Senior
Cast Michelle Keegan · Ben Aldridge · Lacey Turner · Sean Ward
Plot TV Series (2014-Present). 3 Seasons. The series follows Georgie Lane on her first deployment as a serving army medic against the backdrop of the British Army's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Flight of the Storks (TV Miniseries)
2012 · Movie · 180 min. · France
Direction Jan Kounen
Cast Antoine Basler · Rutger Hauer · Danny Keough · Richard Lukunku
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Happiness Is a Four-letter Word
2016 · Movie · 92 min. · South Africa
Direction Thabang Moleya
Cast Stevel Marc · Chris Attoh · Emmanuel Castis · Tongayi Chirisa
Plot Perfectionist Nandi seems to have the New South African Dream life within her grasp, black female partner in a major firm, marriage, the perfect house - but it all goes...
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Blessers
2019 · Movie · 86 min. · South Africa
Direction Rea Rangaka
Cast Kenneth Nkosi · Sonia Mbele · Six Nyamane · Connie Chiume
Plot Jacob Zulu (Kenneth Nkosi) is a middle-aged businessman who has become accustomed to his routine, a life which includes his wife Michelle (Sonia Mbele), his daughter Natasha (Six Nyamane), his...
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The Letter Reader (S)
2019 · Movie · 29 min. · South Africa
Direction Sibusiso Khuzwayo
Cast Andile Gumbi · Bahle Mashinini · Nokuthula Mazibuko · Nomalanga Shabane
Plot A young boy from Johannesburg arrives in KwaZulu-Natal and begins to read letters for villages - then falls in love with one of the recipients.
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Mandela's Gun
2017 · Movie · min. · South Africa
Direction John Irvin
Cast Tumisho Masha · Khaled Benaissa · Nick Boraine · Francis Chouler
Plot Set in 1962 MANDELAS GUN is a political thriller, based on Mandelas African Odyssey. As Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army Umkhonto we Sizwe (the MK) he undergoes military training in...
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Dancing with the Devil
2009 · Documentary · 105 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Jon Blair
Plot Rio de Janeiro. September, 2008. Three men stalk the gloomy back-alleys of the city's notorious slums. Spiderman, a 28-year-old drug lord, embarks on a routine patrol through the shadowy streets...
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The King's Horseman
2022 · Movie · 96 min. · Nigeria
Direction Biyi Bandele
Cast Odunlade Adekola · Shaffy Bello · Olawale-Brymo Olofooro · Deyemi Okanlawon
Plot Inspired by true life events, in the Oyo Empire in the 1940's, Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, succumbs to the lure of beauty and sexual desire on the very...
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I Shouldn't Be Alive (TV Series)
2005 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Ian Barnes · Renny Bartlett · Nick Copus · Mary Crisp
Plot From the producers of "Touching the Void", the show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is...
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Collision
2021 · Movie · 75 min. · Nigeria
Direction Bolanle Austen-Peters
Cast Daniel Etim Effiong · Kelechi Udegbe · Chioma Akpotha · Bimbo Manuel
Plot The lives of an aspiring musician and a struggling police officer come crashing into each other in this powerful story about how one day can change everything.
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The Man of God (AKA Man of God)
2022 · Movie · 140 min. · Nigeria
Direction Bolanle Austen-Peters
Cast Akah Nnani · Osas Ighodaro Ajibade · Atlanta Bridget Johnson · Dorcas Shola Fapson
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Kedibone
2020 · Movie · 100 min. · South Africa
Direction Thomas Gumede
Cast Natasha Thahane · Wright Ngubane · Busisiwe Mtshali · Thabo Malema
Plot An exotically beautiful Sotho girl, Kedibone Manamela, chooses to live her youth on the fast lane. Veiled from her loyal childhood boyfriend's eyes, she bounces between being a good girl...
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'Master Harold'... and the boys
2010 · Movie · min. · South Africa
Direction Lonny Price
Cast Ving Rhames · Freddie Highmore · Patrick Mofokeng · Jennifer Steyn
Plot Hally is a white adolescent from South Africa. He is stuck between his intolerant father's outlook of him and those of his caretaker, Sam. Sam is a black waiter and...
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