Mister Johnson (1990)

Directed by

Bruce Beresford

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

14A

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Nigerian clerk in 1929 tries to live as a British colonial gentleman while working for the English administration. He believes he has become an Englishman, but his actions cause conflict with both local and British people.

tragicreflectiveculturally complexpoignantearnestslow-pacedobservational

What happens

Mister Johnson is a 1990 American drama film based on the 1939 novel by Irish author Joyce Cary. The film, set in 1929, stars first-time actor Maynard Eziashi as a Nigerian who works as a clerk for the British civil service and adopts the style of the British colonialists in the belief that he is a true Englishman. It was the first American film to be shot on location in Nigeria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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