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.
I Dreamed of Africa has generally received mixed reviews.
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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 01 Jan 2000
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I Dreamed of Africa was released in 2000 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 121 reviews, giving I Dreamed of Africa (2000) an average rating of 54%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 48%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with I Dreamed of Africa than critics were.
With a score of 54%, I Dreamed of Africa is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2000, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2000 with similar scores include films like Coyote Ugly, Bounce and The Way of the Gun.
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