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.
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Diego Abatantuono
Fulvio Colombo
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Corso Salani
Alessandro Benini
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Gianfranco Barra
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Maurizio Mattioli
Alberto
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Sherlock Hound
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Tony Sperandeo
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Known for
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Bruno Corazzari
Armando Feletti
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Bernard Chaperon
Daniel
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Luigi Maria Burruano
Domenico Spatola
Known for
One Hundred Steps
Nati stanchi
Alessandra Panelli
moglie di Alberto
Known for
The Great Pumpkin
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Antonino Iuorio
Antonio
Known for
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Marco Risi Director · Andrea Purgatori Screenplay Riccardo Biseo Composer
First release January 1, 1993 · Produced in Italy · Original title Nel continente nero
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Italy
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Original title
Nel continente nero
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 1, 1993
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No release date listed for United States.
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