About This Film
Festival Year: 1988
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Film Type: Feature
Animated: No
Countr(ies): USA
English Subtitles: No
Captions: None
Film Overview
In 1940, the beautiful and vast plains of Kenya were untouched by the ravages of World War II, as were the British colonists who enjoyed the lavish lives of priviliged aristocracy. Greta Scacchi and Charles Dance star as the lovers and Joss Ackland the deceived husband in this mystery based on the true story of sexual intrigue, drugs, and the murder of the Earl of Erroll, a founding member of Kenya's Happy Valley set. When the aging Sir “Jock” Delves Broughton (Ackland) arrives from England, Erroll (Dance) is taken with his beautiful young bride (Scacchi) and quickly wins her passion and love. The story of this affair and its tragic outcome, which made headlines around the world, is told without restraint.