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A Good Man in Africa (1994)

A Good Man in Africa poster
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Genre
comedy film
Country
South Africa, United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British diplomat in a fictional African country gets caught up in local political schemes and personal embarrassments. He tries to navigate his career and love life while bumping up against a veteran local doctor and other colorful characters.

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What happens

A Good Man in Africa is a 1994 comedy-drama film, based on William Boyd's 1981 novel A Good Man in Africa and directed by Bruce Beresford. The film starred Colin Friels, Sean Connery, John Lithgow, Joanne Whalley, Diana Rigg and Louis Gossett Jr. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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