I Dreamed of Africa
“Sometimes the adventure of a lifetime becomes life itself.”
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.
Genres
Romance, Drama, Adventure
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How I Dreamed of Africa performed
Budget
$34.0M
Worldwide Gross
$14.4M
Gross Profit
−$19.6M
Return
0.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Romance) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Kuki Gallmann
Kim Basinger
Kuki Gallmann
Paolo Gallmann
Vincent Perez
Paolo Gallmann
7-Year-Old Emanuele
Liam Aiken
7-Year-Old Emanuele
Declan Fielding
Daniel Craig
Declan Fielding
Franca
Eva Marie Saint
Franca
Simon
Lance Reddick
Simon
Vincenzo
Stephen Jennings
Vincenzo
Duncan Maitland
Nick Boraine
Duncan Maitland
17-Year-Old Emanuele
Garrett Strommen
17-Year-Old Emanuele
Wanjiku
Connie Chiume
Wanjiku
Luka
James Ngcobo
Luka
Mirimuk
Joko Scott
Mirimuk
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