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Stories Set in Namibia
Namibia is a settled country in southwestern Africa, largely Namib Desert and gravel plains facing the Atlantic. German colonial war culminating in the 1904 to 1908 genocide of Herero and Nama peoples, then South African control until 1990, made land and memory central to its narratives. Dust Devil uses its empty roads as horror ground, while Babies includes a Namibian pastoral childhood. Open Namibia on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Namibia on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Namibia
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Browse 4 books and 8 movies set in Namibia.
Babies
Babies also known as Baby(ies) and Bébé(s) is a 2009 French documentary film by Thomas Balmès that follows four infants from birth to when they are one year old. The babies featured in the film are two from rural areas:…
Dust Devil
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
Into the Okavango
A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic four-month expedition across three countries through unexplored and…
Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road
For 20 years director George Miller fought to unleash the ultimate Mad Max movie- Mad Max: Fury Road. Witness George's journey from the dream of a female warrior to the harsh plains of the Namibian desert to statues of…
African Safari
A documentary that leads the audience from Namibia to Kilimanjaro to explore the African wildlife.
The Kill Switch
Who does the US government call upon when a mission requires perfect stealth, execution, and discretion? Meet the newest recruits to the expanding Sigma Force universe - former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his stalwart…
3 Way Junction
Inspired by real events a London architect who travels to the grand dunes of the Namibian Desert to escape. But when he finds himself stranded alone desperately waiting for a ride that never comes he must embark on a…
The Elephant's Tale
When Martine and her grandmother discover that they might lose their game reserve, Sawubona, because of a clause in her grandfather's will, Martine and her best friend, Ben, decide to take matters into their own hands.…
The Beautiful Screaming Of Pigs
A year ago Patrick Winter was in Namibia completing his military service. Now, during the its first free elections, Patrick has returned to the country he defended; the place where he fell in love for the first and only…
Doodsvijanden
De Golfoorlog is afgelopen en glasnost en perestrojka zijn de toverwoorden binnen de wereldpolitiek. Sir Kenneth Aubrey, meesterspion bij de Britse inlichtingendienst, denkt er serieus over zich terug te trekken uit de…
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