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The movie was filmed on location in Uganda, so if you're planning to travel in that part of Africa, it's worth watching just to get a feel of the countryside. Of course, Uganda is now at peace and Idi Amin and his equally brutal successor, Milton Obote, are distant memories. [links]
"Tsotsi" is set in Soweto, one of South Africa's notoriously crime-ridden townships just outside of Johannesburg. Tsotsi (which means "thug" in township patois) is the name of the central character, an orphan, played by Presley Chweneyagae. He's a troubled teenager who steals a car and inadvertently ends up having to look after the young baby that was still in it.
In the film, Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a South African mercenary who teams up with Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a local fisherman looking for his son who has been abducted by rebels. The two spend the film looking for a diamond that will change their lives forever. more
During a period of 100 days from April to June 1994, one of the most devastating genocides in African history took place in the country of Rwanda, where over 800,000 Rwandan Tutsis were killed at the hands of Rwandan Hutus. [links]
Anyone traveling to Rwanda should read up on the genocide and try and get a better understanding of what exactly happened, but you could also read "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families" by Philip Gourevitch for a more thorough observation of the events. Additionally, BBC has an informative page dedicated to the causes and effects of this atrocity called "Rwanda: How the Genocide Happened."
"The Constant Gardener" is about a recent widow who searches for the reasons behind his young wife's murder. The film is set in Kenya and is based on a novel by John le Carre. It's a murder mystery involving corrupt pharmaceutical companies trying to use poor Africans as guinea pigs for their latest drugs and British diplomats turning a blind eye in order to save face. The main actors Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé and Bill Nighy are all excellent. here
In WWI Africa, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. In WWI Africa, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. In WWI Africa, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship.
Bogart and Hepburn not only give great performances, they are also wonderful together, and they make the on-screen relationship between their characters believable and interesting - it's great to watch as it develops. The adventures that they find are that much more entertaining for the way that you come to care about them. The story itself is exciting, too, with a lot of ups and downs for the heroes. Topping it off are the wonderful settings, with a lot of fine shots of wild animals and jungle scenery - there is always plenty to look at, and it also sets off the action nicely.
Captain of Louisa: By the authority vested in me by Kaiser William the Second I pronounce you man and wife. Proceed with the execution. here
When one considers the circumstances under which The African Queen was made, it is safe to say that this movie is an improbable cinematic triumph. After nearly 66 years, many of us would agree that The African Queen still reigns. However, the stories about what happened behind the camera tell us how difficult it was to get the final product.
Bogart later said, “All I ate was baked beans, canned asparagus, and Scotch whiskey. Whenever a fly bit Huston or me, it dropped dead.”
Angela Allen, who worked as continuity checker on The African Queen, told the Guardian about the difficulties faced while filming. Allen said that the crew lived in a camp hacked out of the jungle and added that they had to leap into bed at night before the mosquitoes could get them. Every morning the crew had to shake their boots out just to make sure that there were no centipedes in them, and washing with red water from the river was a standard procedure. here
The African Queen (1952) is classic war drama from renowned director John Huston about a mismatched pair attempting to take on the German army on their own. In September 1914, Reverend Samuel Sayer (Robert Morley), who runs a missionary school in Eastern Africa, learns that Germany is at war, from Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart). Charlie, an American, runs a delivery steamboat, the African Queen, to different villages, and warns the Reverend and his sister, Rose (Katherine Hepburn), that they need to leave immediately since as British citizens they are now considered hostile foreigners.
The African Queen is an Adventure Romance movie that was released in 1951 and has a run time of 1 hr 45 min. It has received poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.7 and a MetaScore of 91.
As they make their way through the African countryside, the devout spinster and the drunken bachelor begin to form a friendship, born out of their ability to survive against leech-infested swamps, dangerous rapids and through German occupied territory. Rose has stepped down from her moral high ground, and Charlie has been humanized from having to look beyond his own pleasure. As they near the location of German war ship, Charlie must decide whether to take up Rose's challenge to fight or to flee to safety. Humphrey Bogart won his only Academy Award for his performance, and the Library of Congress selected the film for the prestigious United States National Film Registry. here