Funny to see in the wake of
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as shares the same diplomat-abroad territory. William Boyd's comic novel excellently adapted by himself paints vivid picture of West Africa and the unlikeable Morgan Leafy (Colin Freils) and his collision with the Good Man Sean Connery - based on Will's own father (thus the moment when the doctor introduces his son 'Will' our jaws dropped).
Good cast includes John Lithgow, Diana Rigg, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Louis Gossett Jr., Sarah-Jane Fenton & Maynard Eziashi. Dense photography from Andrzej Bartkowiak, edited by Jim Clark.
My only reservation is that you don't quite see Morgan turn into a 'good man' himself very clearly.
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