List of movies on Nigeria

Zerzura is a feature-length ethnofiction shot in the Sahara desert. Mixing folktales and documentary, the film follows a young man from Niger who...

A stuttering young boy, pressured by his father, finds solace in his bicycle—until a troubled boy steals it, leading to an unlikely friendship.

Together with African small farmholders Tony Rinaudo, an Australian agronomist, has been fighting against the spread of the desert for 30 years and...

A Fulani milkmaid confronts religious extremists in rural Sub-Saharan Africa in a quest to locate her missing sister, but efforts to recapture her...

Unemployed youths, many looking to leave the country for want of better options, are swelling the ranks of gangs that sow violence in Zinder, in...

A bright and promising young girl gets abducted and taken to a terrorist camp, where she unexpectedly crosses paths with her soulmate.

Agadez in Niger has long been the starting point for people smugglers moving migrants through the desert to Libya. Under pressure from Europe, the...

Jallaba's trade boom crumbles due to internal conflict among the ruling clans. A new dynasty promises stability, shattered by a king's heir choice -...

Cabascabo, a veteran of the French colonial army in Indochina, returns to his home town in Niger, acclaimed by friends and relatives. In fragmented...

Khalid (Ramadan Booth) returns home after a long trip and find his girlfriend Deeja (Nafisa Abdullahi) missing in a brothel where she is in the...

There is certainly some pressure to procreate in Western societies, but in some countries, it’s not even a question of choice. Married but...

Duma, a farming community, is ravaged by banditry and a scarcity of potable drinking water. Kaka, a schoolgirl from Duma village, is unhappy with...

Kamal and Bashir finish their first degree and become pride and ambitious, they become to pride for a side jobs their only mission is to start...

THE ALMAJIRI is a movie that is based on true stories as it affects millions of children in Nigeria and other countries who are victims of...

While separating peanuts from their shells, the women in a collective in Agadez, Niger, talk to each other about the men passing by and the filmmaker...

Agadez, a desert city in northern Niger, is weighed down by geopolitical interests and the harsh European border policy. The filmmaker weaves...

Gold fever has gripped northern Niger. In search of the precious metal, and despite the risks, an army of researchers has invaded the sites of...

Story of a Cunning man named Mati, who escape his home town village rimau and goes to zazzau in order to look for the treasure left behind by his...

Set in northern Nigeria towards the end of the 19th century, Shaihu Umar begins with a discussion between Islamic students and their renowned...

A beach reminds us of Fati’s recent past. She came to Italy by sea, without papers, pregnant for the fifth time. Longing for her children, she...

After an insurgent attack on his village, Dahiru experiences the harsh conditions of living in an IDP camp while struggling with grief and loss.

This documentary explores Nigeria's cultural practice of marking, including its origins and meaning as a symbol of identity, beauty and spirituality.

Serge Moati describes his film as "the saga of the 'children of the roads', builders of the future who "will one day cross countries that will look...