Release Date

09 Oct, 1993

Runtime

01:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Whenever people are released from their society's constraints, there is the possibility that they will behave badly, at least according to the rules of the society they have left behind. This seems to have been particularly the case for Europeans living in colonial establishments in Africa and Asia. In this drama, based on a story by Stefan Zweig, Dr. Steiner (Andrzej Seweryn) was caught with his fingers in the till at a German hospital. Rather than prosecute him, they gave him the option of emigrating elsewhere. He chose to serve at a clinic in a remote part of Portuguese Goa. He has been on his best behavior for years, but when the beautiful wife (Fanny Ardant) of a diplomat comes to him asking for an abortion, he is tempted to ask for sexual favors in return, and his life swiftly goes out of control.

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Actors

Fanny Ardant

Sonja Kirchberger

Andrzej Seweryn

Bernard Le Coq

Joaquim de Almeida

Crew

Joël Farges

Stefan Zweig

Dominique Rousset

Catherine Foussadier

Joël Farges

Fabio Conversi

Frédéric Bourboulon

Tino Navarro

Nicola Piovani

Laure Blancherie

Luce Grunenwaldt

Claire Fraisse

Hassan Kutty

Fernando Vendrell