My African Diary
1999, English. Directed by Jon Bang Carlsen.
The film follows Hjalmar and Simon, the director’s sons, on a journey of discovery through a foreign land. The family has moved to South Africa, not long after the end of the rigid white apartheid regime, which brutally oppressed the country’s black population.
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- 0h 41m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 17 December 1999
- Country
- South Africa
- Written by
- Jon Bang Carlsen
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My African Diary runs 41 minutes (0h 41m).
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My African Diary isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 December 1999. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like My African Diary?
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Who directed My African Diary?
My African Diary (1999) was directed by Jon Bang Carlsen.