Drama · 1959 · 1h 35min

Come Back, Africa.

Name: Come Back, Africa
Director: Lionel Rogosin
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-09-01
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Miriam Makeba, Vinah Makeba, Zachria Makeba, Molly Parkin

Weighted average

7.6/10

IMDb7.1
RT93
TMDB6.8
Lbxd7.3

Drama

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

Director: Lionel Rogosin

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Come Back, Africa - A Film by Lionel Rogosin (Official Trailer)

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Free

Compared ratings

IMDb

7.1 /10

396 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93 /100

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Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

6.8 /10

16 votes

Letterboxd

7.3 /10

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Production

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ItaliaSep 1, 1959

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