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The African (1983) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1983 · 101 mins · French
- Directed by
- Philippe de Broca
- Starring
- Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Vivian Reed, Jean-François Balmer, Jean Benguigui, Jacques François
Charlotte travels to East Africa to develop a tourist center on Lake Williams, where pygmy communities live. There she reunites with her husband Victor, a conservationist who abandoned their life three years earlier to live in the jungle. She soon learns that his perfect site for the resort is his own kitchen garden, earning his enthusiastic support.
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