John Kani

John Kani

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Bonsile John Kani (born 1943) is a South African actor, director and playwright. He was born in New Brighton, South Africa. Kani joined The Serpent Players (a group of actors whose first performance was in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) in Port Elizabeth in 1965 and helped to create many plays that went unpublished but were performed to a resounding reception. These were followed by the more famous Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island, co-written with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona, in the early 1970s. He also received an Olivier nomination for his role in My Children My Africa! Kani's work has been widely performed around the world, including New York, where he and Winston Ntshona won a Tony Award in 1975 for Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island. These two plays were presented in repertory at the Edison Theatre for a total of 52 performances. Nothing but the Truth (2002) was his debut as sole playwright and was first performed in the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. This play takes place in post-apartheid South Africa and does not concern the conflicts between whites and blacks, but the rift between blacks who stayed in South Africa to fight apartheid, and those who left only to return when the hated regime folded. It won the 2003 Fleur du Cap Awards for best actor and best new South African play. In the same year he was also awarded a special Obie award for his extraordinary contribution to theatre in the USA. Kani is executive trustee of the Market Theatre Foundation, founder and director of the Market Theatre Laboratory and chairman of the National Arts Council of SA. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Kani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: John Kani
  • Popularity: 11.39
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1943-11-30
  • Place of Birth: New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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John Kani Movies

  • 1996
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    The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness

    6.793 1996 HD

    Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Michael Douglas

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  • 2021
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    Seal Team

    Seal Team

    6.9 2021 HD

    After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Jessie T. Usher

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  • 1980
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    Marigolds in August

    Marigolds in August

    1 1980 HD

    Marigolds in August was written by Athol Fugard, who in the early 1980s was South Africa's most celebrated playwright. Fugard's intense political...

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    Cast: Winston Ntshona

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  • 1978
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    The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

    6.8 1978 HD

    A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Roger Moore

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  • 1981
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    A Sizwe Bansi Workshop

    A Sizwe Bansi Workshop

    1 1981 HD

    The play, Sizwe Bansi is Dead, follows the main character, Sizwe, as he writes to his wife after an unsuccessful search for a new job and better life...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Kani

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  • 1990
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    The Native Who Caused All the Trouble

    The Native Who Caused All the Trouble

    1 1990 HD

    True story of a man who believes God owns the earth and land cannot be owned by anyone, therefore he's at liberty to build his church on ground...

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    Cast: John Kani

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  • 1992
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    Sarafina!

    Sarafina!

    6.1 1992 HD

    The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Leleti Khumalo

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  • 2010
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    White Lion

    White Lion

    6.2 2010 HD

    According to the legend of the Shangaan, white lions are the messengers of the gods, but it has been years since one has been seen in their remote...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jamie Bartlett

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  • 2023
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    Murder Mystery 2

    Murder Mystery 2

    6.4 2023 HD

    After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Adam Sandler

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  • 2008
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    The Bird Can't Fly

    The Bird Can't Fly

    7 2008 HD

    Melody returns to her old home to Fairlands the funeral of their daughter, June to attend. But Melody not recognize their city regains because it is...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tina Ajaxa

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  • 1985
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    'Master Harold'... and the Boys

    'Master Harold'... and the Boys

    6.2 1985 HD

    When Harold, a young white man, learns that his alcoholic, handicapped father is returning home, his frustration turns into racist viciousness...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Matthew Broderick

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  • 2019
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    The Space: Theatre of Survival

    The Space: Theatre of Survival

    1 2019 HD

    When everything about you falls one man decides that theatre is the key, and the way to begin to unify a people. A film about the life and times of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: James Earl Jones

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  • 1994
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    In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

    In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

    1 1994 HD

    A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Erica Rutherford

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  • 1981
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    The Grass Is Singing

    The Grass Is Singing

    4.2 1981 HD

    In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from the comforts of her cosmopolitan life and forced...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Karen Black

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  • 1989
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    2.5 1989 HD

    An MBA goes to Africa to make a deal, but comes out with a Princess.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Matt Salinger

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  • 1970
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    The Man in the Mirror

    The Man in the Mirror

    1 1970 HD

    Set in Zululand South Africa three Zulu men must re-awaken sleeping demons when Mpiyakhe, now a successful Johannesburg businessman, returns home....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Wurawa

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  • 1987
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    Saturday Night at the Palace

    Saturday Night at the Palace

    1 1987 HD

    South African drama set at a roadhouse in Apartheid.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bill Flynn

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  • 2011
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    Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

    5.9 2011 HD

    Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ralph Fiennes

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  • 1987
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    An African Dream

    An African Dream

    1 1987 HD

    An Englishwoman travels to South Africa in 1906.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Kani

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  • 2024
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    Mufasa: The Lion King

    Mufasa: The Lion King

    7.089 2024 HD

    Told in flashbacks, Mufasa is an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Aaron Pierre

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  • 2012
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    Jail Caesar

    Jail Caesar

    6.3 2012 HD

    The early life of Roman ruler Julius Caesar as told in three working prisons in South Africa, the UK and Canada. A small group of professional actors...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Derek Jacobi

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  • 2016
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    Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

    7.445 2016 HD

    Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Chris Evans

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  • 2009
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    Endgame

    Endgame

    5.8 2009 HD

    The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: William Hurt

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  • 2018
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    Black Panther

    Black Panther

    7.38 2018 HD

    King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However,...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Chadwick Boseman

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  • 2019
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    The Lion King

    The Lion King

    7.1 2019 HD

    Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival....

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor

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  • 1998
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    The Tichborne Claimant

    The Tichborne Claimant

    8 1998 HD

    Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robert Pugh

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  • 2019
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    Murder Mystery

    Murder Mystery

    6.274 2019 HD

    On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Adam Sandler

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  • 1978
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    Victims of Apartheid

    Victims of Apartheid

    1 1978 HD

    George, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after his experiences in South Africa.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Kani

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  • 2012
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    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

    1 2012 HD

    Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Athol Fugard

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  • 1997
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    Kini & Adams

    Kini & Adams

    5.5 1997 HD

    Kini and Adams are two friends leaving in a Zimbabwe village who dream of repairing an old broken car, and moving to the city and starting life over.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Vusi Kunene

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  • 1989
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    A Dry White Season

    A Dry White Season

    6.611 1989 HD

    During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Donald Sutherland

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  • 2009
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    Nothing But The Truth

    Nothing But The Truth

    1 2009 HD

    A South African librarian prepares for the return of the remains of his brother who died in exile.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Kani

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  • 2011
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    How to Steal 2 Million

    How to Steal 2 Million

    7 2011 HD

    It's a jungle out there. That's how we meet our lead character Jack. It's been five years since he's seen his partner and best friend Twala. Jack did...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Menzi Ngubane

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  • 1989
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    Othello

    Othello

    1 1989 HD

    After 400 years Shakespeare's great tragedy still has strong social and political relevance, and this celebrated production by leading actress and...

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    Cast: John Kani

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  • 1995
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    Soweto Green

    Soweto Green

    1 1995 HD

    An American couple moves to Johannesburg after Nelson Mandela is elected president.

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    Cast: John Kani

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  • 2014
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    1994: The Bloody Miracle

    1994: The Bloody Miracle

    10 2014 HD

    As South Africa celebrates its 20th anniversary of the advent of democracy in 1994, it is difficult to believe the ‘Mandela miracle’...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Kani

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  • 1974
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    Sizwe Bansi is Dead

    Sizwe Bansi is Dead

    1 1974 HD

    Two Black South Africans discover what it means to lose their passbooks, which they must carry yo prove their identity during the apartheid era

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    Cast: John Kani

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  • 2009
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    Nothing But The Truth

    Nothing But The Truth

    1 2009 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Kani

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  • 2009
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    Nothing But The Truth

    Nothing But The Truth

    1 2009 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Kani

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  • 2009
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    Nothing But The Truth

    Nothing But The Truth

    1 2009 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Kani

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  • 1974
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    Sizwe Bansi is Dead

    Sizwe Bansi is Dead

    1 1974 HD

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    Cast: John Kani

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  • 2024
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    What If...?

    What If...?

    8.1 2024 HD

    Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and twists classic...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Jeffrey Wright

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  • 1994
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    African Skies

    African Skies

    6 1994 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Catherine Bach

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  • 1983
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    Playhouse

    Playhouse

    7 1983 HD

    BBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas created by Sara Pia Anderson and produced by...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2023
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    Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

    7.4 2023 HD

    Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories still to come. Each dynamic segment feeds directly...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2016
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    Wallander

    Wallander

    7.267 2016 HD

    This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kenneth Branagh

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  • 2024
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    Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

    7.5 2024 HD

    Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast:

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  • 1984
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.1 1984 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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