On the Dark Continent

Overview

In the 1950s, a big stir was made by a book (and its corresponding movie) called The Ugly American. Its subject was the grievous damage done to local cultures by well-meaning but essentially clueless (and frequently arrogant) representatives of the U.S. Since then, the phenomenon of cultural damage cause by arrogant tourists and visitors has been demonstrated to be something everyone is capable of. In this thoughtful, comic drama, the subject is Italians overseas. In this film, Malindi Kenya is the playground of rich Italians.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1993

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy

Cast

Maurizio Mattioli,Bruno Corazzari,Tony Kendall,Antonio Buonanno,Nanni Tamma,Pierfrancesco Bruni,Andrea Purgatori,Bernard Chaperon,Andrea Belfiore,Alessandra Panelliand 16 more

Director

Marco Risi

Writer

Marco Risi,Andrea Purgatori

Cinematography

Mauro Marchetti

Music

Riccardo Biseo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0107667