Niger (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
Popularity▲ A-Z User Rating Number of Votes US Box Office Runtime Year Release Date Date of Your Rating Your Rating
Tenere (2020)
The arduous journey of Bachir and his companions in a truck resembling Noah's ark. We see how they struggle both physically and emotionally with harsh natural conditions, thirst and many other problems.
Zerzura (2017)
Zerzura is a feature-length ethnofiction shot in the Sahara desert. Mixing folktales and documentary, the film follows a young man from Niger who leaves home in search of an enchanted oasis.
Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It (2015)
A revolutionary story of guitars, motorcycles, cell phones, and the music of a new generation
Little by Little (1970)
An African travels to Paris to learn about the construction of tall buildings, but is soon taken up with the oddities of French life.
How Are the Kids? (1990)
A six-film anthology depicting childhood horrors around the world.
Cocorico Monsieur Poulet (1974)
The story follows three poultry sellers on a trip across the bush, attempting to deliver a load of chickens to a market in Niamey.
Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion (2010)
Tuareg nomads have lived in the Sahara Desert for centuries, connecting North Africa and West Africa with their Camel Caravans. They are fiercely independent and have become famous for ... See full summary »
Wara (2020– )
Add a Plot
'Imuhar': A Legend (1997)
A Parisian lad spends a brief, life-changing time with a clan of the Imûhar, a high desert Berber people, called Tuaregs by the French. At age ten, Khénan's mother dies, and his father ... See full summary »
Le retour d'un aventurier (1966)
Back from the US to his village in Niger, a man brings western outfits to his close friends, who immediately identify with cow-boys. A bloody western begins in the savannah...
The Wedding Ring (2016)
A young woman from Niger returns to her home village after finishing college abroad.
FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argent (2010)
Ali is the image of modern Africa. He happily returns from a football match on his motorbike but a nasty surprise is waiting for him at his parents' home: he finds Haoua, his bride-to-be, ... See full summary »
The Doctor from Gafire (1986)
A young doctor named Karunga just graduated from a European university; is sent to a village where a man named Ouba lives. Obua is a healer who his people respect.
Touching Lives (2007– )
Ordinary men and women in need of a helping hand have a chance to fulfill their lifelong dreams. Viewers write to the show asking for assistance with their dreams and the two presenters ... See full summary »
Saitane (1973)
A sorcerer (played by the director himself) controls all activities in a village. Manipulating the different parties, the sorcerer promises love, good health and riches in exchange for the ... See full summary »
L'éxilé (1980)
Based on a traditional African tale. A king has the habit whilst walking in disguise on the streets of his kingdom to listen to the wishes of his own people. One day he overhears two ... See full summary »
Babatu (1976)
Once upon a time, in the middle of the last century, a great warrior named Babatou. Nigerian jumper from the region Dounga Gurunsi invaded the country and settled there. The brave prisoners... See full summary »
Arlit: The Second Paris (2005)
Add a Plot
Cabascabo (1969)
Cabascabo, a veteran of the French colonial army in Indochina, returns to his home town in Niger, acclaimed by friends and relatives. In fragmented flash-backs, he tells the story of his adventure and the battles in that distant land.
Bon voyage, Sim (1966)
Sim, the President of the Toad Republic, goes on a journey invited by a neighboring president. He makes several pompous speeches, and gets a university named after him despite not having done anything to benefit the other toads.
Agadez nomade FM (2004)
Add a Plot
Zinder
Unemployed youths are swelling the ranks of gangs sowing violence in Zinder, Niger. Aicha Macky explores the origins of the radicalization in her hometown and the prospects for escaping it.
Le wazzou polygame (1971)
An Islamic faithful returns from his holy pilgrimage to Mecca with the venerated title "el hajji". On his return he falls in love with his daughter's friend Santou, who is already engaged ... See full summary »
Men in Trouble (2016)
A happy home is thrown into a home of war when the wife's flirty little sister comes visiting on holiday and any man she lays her eyes becomes a prey even her sisters husband.
Moi fatigué debout, moi couché (1997)
Add a Plot
Kokoa (2019)
Add a Plot
Toula ou Le Génie des eaux (1974)
The gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man summoned by the king requires the sacrifice of a young woman to put an end to their anger. A young ... See full summary »
For the Best and for the Onion! (2008)
Add a Plot
Al'lèèssi... Une actrice africaine (2005)
Add a Plot
Nuages noirs (1979)
Add a Plot
Samba le grand (1977)
The adventures of a legendary hero, Sambagana, who, dazzled by the beauty of a princess, asks her in marriage. She imposes several tests, and he wins them all, but only death will eventually bring the two together.
Petanqui (1983)
In the middle of a drought, Petanqui - who is responsible for the distribution of food to the population - enjoys a good life, a nice house, lovers and an official car. His son returns from... See full summary »
La bague du roi Koda (1962)
Add a Plot
LA COLERE DANS LE VENT (2016)
Add a Plot
Pray (2017)
PRAY is an exploration of mankind`s conversations with the Holy. What divides us, makes us alike. Beautifully shot on location in Jerusalem, Sahara, Himalaya, Ganges and Norway. By being ... See full summary »
Dongo Hori (1973)
Add a Plot
Aube noire (1983)
Add a Plot
Njinga (2014)
Explorer/adventurer, Kate Leeming has cycled the equivalent of twice around the world at the Equator. Kate's incredible Expedition - A ten month, 22,040km journey across Africa from Point ... See full summary »
Agwane mon Village (1982)
Add a Plot
La Broma Infinita (2011)
The economy conditions our lives. Scarcity is a restriction imposed by nature itself. It is not a human invention. It is an unresolved dilemma. An endless fight for survival.
L'étoile noire (1976)
Add a Plot
Wasan kara (1980)
Add a Plot
The Fruitless Tree (2017)
The director, a married woman without children, deals with the issue of infertility in the country of Niger, by sharing stories of stigmatized wives, husbands who refuse to be tested (or ... See full summary »
Abimbola ou Shaki (2019)
An ethnographic study of the mostly Muslim people of the native Yoruba community in the town of Shaking in western Nigeria.
Dance with the Wodaabes (2010)
In the heart of the Nigerien Sahel, far off the beaten 'asphalt' track, thousands of Fulbe Wodaabe nomads gather every year for a gigantic ceremony named the geerewol. For seven full days ... See full summary »
Those Who Veil (2013)
A journey with the Tuareg. From Agadez to Timbuktu.
Tobo. Four Wodaabe girls at Niamey. (2018)
Four Wodaabe girls travel from the bush to Niamey. After 13 hours by bus they reach a hotel of the capital: a totally new experience. They joke, learn and film. Tobo, the youngest, imposes herself and becomes the star.