The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,277 2000s romance movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Inspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the African wilderness with her son, Emanuele, and her new husband, Paolo. Gallmann faces great danger there but eventually becomes a celebrated conservationist.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes10%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Hugh HudsonDirector
- Susan ShillidayScreenplay
- Paula MilneScreenplay
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kim BasingerKuki Gallmann
- Vincent PerezPaolo Gallmann
- Liam Aiken7-Year-Old Emanuele
- Daniel CraigDeclan Fielding
- Eva Marie SaintFranca
- Lance ReddickSimon
- Stephen JenningsVincenzo
- Nick BoraineDuncan Maitland
- Garrett Strommen17-Year-Old Emanuele
- Connie ChiumeWanjiku
- James NgcoboLuka
- Joko ScottMirimuk
Stills
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Themes
africa