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1. Kaena: The Prophecy (2003)

PG-13 | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

On the distant planet Axis, rebellious, high-spirited teenage girl Kaena defies the High Priest and her people's ancestral beliefs to take a perilous journey and discover what dark secrets lie beyond the clouds.

Directors: Chris Delaporte, Pascal Pinon | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Anjelica Huston, Richard Harris, Cécile de France

Votes: 4,173 | Gross: $0.01M

2. Maroni (2018– )

180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Chloé, a young policewoman, is transferred to Cayenne, the capitol of French Guiana. The day after her arrival she is confronted with her first case, which she and her Guinean colleague Dialo are assigned to solve.

Stars: Stéphane Caillard, Adama Niane, Axel Granberger, Samuel Jouy

Votes: 301

3. A Good Man in Africa (1994)

R | 94 min | Comedy

In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Colin Friels, Sean Connery, Joanne Whalley, John Lithgow

Votes: 2,718 | Gross: $2.31M

4. Yeelen (1987)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy

A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.

Director: Souleymane Cissé | Stars: Issiaka Kane, Aoua Sangare, Niamanto Sanogo, Balla Moussa Keita

Votes: 2,751

5. Chac (1975)

Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Drama

Unique story of a village's attempts to solve drought by appealing to the powers of a mysterious mountain-dwelling diviner.

Director: Rolando Klein | Stars: Pablo Canche Balam, Alonzo Mendez Ton, Sebastian Santis, Pedro Tiez

Votes: 193

6. Pakucha (2021)

80 min | Documentary

In an Aymara community in the Peruvian southern Andes, an alpaquera family gathers to celebrate the ritual of "uywa ch´uwa", an ancient custom that consists in evoking ritual acts to the "Pakucha" (the alpaca' soul).

Director: Tito Catacora