France / South Africa / UK,
2005, 122 min
Directed by:
Régis WargnierScreenplay:
Régis WargnierCinematography:
Laurent DaillandComposer:
Patrick DoyleCast:
Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Iain Glen, Hugh Bonneville, Ron Donachie, Flora Montgomery, Alistair Petrie, Peter Egan, Robin Smith, Gordon Brown (more)Plots(1)
1870. A mission from civilised Europe into the depths of Equatorial Africa. A confrontation with a people unchanged since the dawn of time. Men of science torn between head and heart. What makes a man a man? (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Joseph Fiennes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270573_dd2423.jpg)
Joseph Fiennes
UK
Best movies:
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
![Kristin Scott Thomas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517305_edc682.png)
Kristin Scott Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Bitter Moon (1992)
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
The English Patient (1996)
![Iain Glen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/202/163202981_1e1c30.png)
Iain Glen
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
![Hugh Bonneville](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271545_ae3140.jpg)
Hugh Bonneville
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Paddington 2 (2017)
![Ron Donachie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386836_6bf984.jpg)
Ron Donachie
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem (2001) (TV movie)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
![Flora Montgomery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517880_baac6d.jpg)
Flora Montgomery
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
![Alistair Petrie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/143/164143742_fe599c.jpg)
Alistair Petrie
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Rush (2013)
Harley and the Davidsons (2016) (series)
![Peter Egan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421355_f04180.jpg)
Peter Egan
UK
Best movies:
Death at a Funeral (2007)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
A Woman of Substance (1984) (TV movie)
![Robin Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/074/162074231_c437fa.jpg)
Robin Smith
Best movies:
Invictus (2009)
The Fall (2006)
Running Free (1999)
Gordon Brown
Best movies:
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Hyena (2014)
Lakshantha Abenayake
Best movies:
Chok dee (2005)
Man to Man (2005)
Imperium: Saint Peter (2005) (TV movie)
Ben Bradley
Best movies:
The Escape Artist (2013) (series)
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
Beats (2019)
Garry Sweeney
Best movies:
Crying with Laughter (2009)
Late Night Shopping (2001)
Man to Man (2005)
Matthew Zajac
Best movies:
Low Winter Sun (2006) (TV movie)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)