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Tanzania combines a mainland coast and high plains with the islands of Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean. The 1964 union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar after independence, plus Julius Nyerere's village socialism policy called ujamaa, tied Swahili language and wildlife parks to national identity. Jane follows research in Gombe forest, while African Cats tracks families in the Serengeti plains. Open Tanzania on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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10 famous stories set in Tanzania

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Browse 19 books and 17 movies set in Tanzania.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Paramount-Mutual Film Company-Lawrence Gordon Productions-Eidos Films-TOHO-TOWA-October Pictures-BBC Film-Tele München
movie

Tasked by MI6 to find the mythological Pandora's Box an ancient object supposedly containing one of the deadliest plagues on Earth Lara Croft must beat evil Nobel Prize-winning scientist turned bioterrorist Jonathan…

Setting: England; Greece; Hong Kong; China; TanzaniaTime Period: 2000s
African Cats

African Cats

Disneynature
movie

African Cats captures the real-life love humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength spirit and wisdom;…

Setting: Serengeti, TanzaniaTime Period: Contemporary
Jane

Jane

National Geographic-Public Road Productions
movie

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our…

Setting: Tanzania, Africa; UKTime Period: Various
Hatari!

Hatari!

Paramount-Malabar
movie

A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?

Setting: TanzaniaTime Period: 1960s
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos

Disneynature
movie

In the remote and forgotten wilderness of Lake Natron in northern Tanzania one of nature's last great mysteries unfolds: the birth life and death of a million crimson-winged flamingos.

Setting: Lake Natron, TanzaniaTime Period: 2008
Binti

Binti

movie

Four Tanzanian women are unknowingly connected through their ability to persevere extreme hardships in the city of Dar-es-Salaam.

Setting: Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaTime Period: 2021
The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever?

The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever?

Channel 5 Productions
movie

The last years of Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) rock legend and frontman of Queen a band that conquered the world of music in the seventies and eighties: what was his lifestyle and the path that led him to a tragic death…

Setting: London, UK; Zanzibar, TanzaniaTime Period: 20th Century
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

20th Century Fox
movie

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Setting: Mount Kilimanjaro, TanzaniaTime Period: 1950s
The Gift

The Gift

Media for Development International
movie

Mashoto’s life in the city is a hustle. It’s a fast life in the fast city of Dar es Salaam. There’s no time to stop and Mashoto likes it this way. There’s no time to think about the people he left behind in the village.…

Setting: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Rural TanzaniaTime Period: 2017
Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

Tonav Productions
movie

During World War One an English adventurer an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The…

Setting: Zanzibar, Tanzania; Rufiji River Delta, TanzaniaTime Period: World War I

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