Drama
BACKGROUND
The Republic of Kenya (formerly British East Africa) borders the Indian Ocean. Located between Somalia and Tanzania, the capital and principal city of Nairobi is a regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa. Kenya has been hampered by corruption and by reliance upon several primary goods whose prices have remained low.
PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Ralph Fiennes: Justin Quayle, British diplomat and part-time gardener
Rachel Weisz: Tessa, his wife and ardent activist
Danny Huston: Sandy, Justin’s colleague at the British High Commission in Kenya
Gerald McSorley: a British Embassy intelligence officer
REVIEW
This is a well acted movie about conspiracy with lots of twists and turns. It’s promoted as a thriller but there’s hardly anything thrilling about it. It’s more a “who dunnit”, a thought-provoking type movie, one that brings to light some of the nefarious things that go on in life. The use of a hand-held camera adds to the realism of “being there” and is used to good effect.
CLASSIFICATION
for language (infrequent use of the f-word), some violent images (brief and somewhat out of focus) and sexual content/nudity.P.S.
There’s plenty for the traveller to see with locations in London, Berlin, and the North African countryside.
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