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I Dreamed of Africa(Movie, 2000)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama, Adventure
I Dreamed of AfricaRating: 2.8/5 (with 3232 votes)
I Dreamed of Africa is a 2000 American biographical-drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Kim Basinger. It also stars Vincent Perez, Eva Marie Saint, Garrett Strommen, Liam Aiken and Daniel Craig. It is based on the autobiographical novel I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian writer who moved to Kenya and became involved in conservation. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. This film was both a commercial and critical failure. ()
Movie poster of I Dreamed of Africa

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About I Dreamed of Africa

Inspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the African wilderness with her son, Emanuele, and her new husband, Paolo. Gallmann faces great danger there but eventually becomes a celebrated conservationist.

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I Dreamed Of Africa ≣ 2000 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 1:46)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Kenya
Plays in: Kenya
Based on: "I Dreamed of Africa" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/05/2000
Director: Hugh Hudson
Screenwriter: Paula Milne
Film Editor: Scott Thomas
Director of Photography: Bernard Lutic
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"África dos Meus Sonhos"
"Soñé con África"
"Je rêvais de l'Afrique"
"África de meus Sonhos"
Keywords: africa
Budget: 34,000,000 USD
Revenue: 14,400,327 USD (= 42%)

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