French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.

Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories. In Love Potion, by Omonua, an...

Two boys with different experiences and goals meet up in a sprawling African market. One is looking ...

Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved t...

The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain R...

A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfrien...

Miguel, a heroic Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the vict...

It's the unforgivable story of the two hundred thousands harkis, the Arabs who fought alongside the ...

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charg...

The story takes place in Equatorial Guinea, where Mr. Cuchillas leads a mafia gang that takes care o...

Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah dis...

Beginning of the 20th century in the east of Sudan. Tajouj is the beautiful cousin of a young tribes...

A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him ...

An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he ca...

Five unrelated tales: (1) "The Ravishing Queen" / "La Reina Bella", in which the queen choses a king...

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follow...

A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the surviv...

Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan gen...

When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know abo...

"Gerboise bleue", the first French atomic test carried out on February 13, 1960 in the Algerian Saha...