Sometimes you watch a film and within the first few minutes, you understand the story, know where it is going, and know somewhat how it will end. It was this case with me when watching this film. You somehow know that the Redlich family will remain in Africa during the war, surving the best they can while their families will perish in Germany, and that after the war, they will return back to their homeland.
It is in the richness of the details, the characters, the African people, landscape, that gives this movie its value. There are so many scenes in this movie that break your heart, and so many that fill it, that by the end of the film, you've really felt you've been someplace, and that you've traveled in good company.
It is in the richness of the details, the characters, the African people, landscape, that gives this movie its value. There are so many scenes in this movie that break your heart, and so many that fill it, that by the end of the film, you've really felt you've been someplace, and that you've traveled in good company.