I rarely cannot finish watching a movie, but finally gave up on this one with just 30 minutes left. The dubbing was dreadful, which had a negative impact on the acting performances, but the characters and narrative lacked depth and appealed to stereotypical typecasting of white males, particularly the lead character Killian, as victims of circumstance rather than perpetrators of evil in the history of colonialism; black women were portrayed as beautiful, oversexed seducers and black men mostly as stupid and violent. Rather than shedding light on the real history of Portuguese occupation of Guinea, it perpetrated stereotypes, including white women craving sex from dangerous, muscled, well-endowed black men. The main reason I watched the movie for as long as I did was the exceptional cinematography, which was breathtaking.

One of the best movies I've seen lately. Once again Molina has granted us such a pearl. I wish there were more movies like this one - showing the eternal values and true things in life. At the end only the simplest things matter - have you really loved, were you fateful, did you have dignity.

I loved this movie. It has to be one of the best movies I have seen in quite some time. It was almost 3 hours but I could have watched another hour for sure. I am not a big fan of subtitles but this time they weren't a huge deal. I was so into the movie! I would highly recommend this fabulous movie.

The Cinematographic transposition of Luz Gabás' (first) fine novel.It's a wonderful story, very well adapted for the screen by Sergio G. Sánchez (screenplay) and Fernando González Molina (Director).It's a great emotional tableau, dealing with Universal themes.So no matter what age, race or gender you are: you will surrender to the romantic charm of Equatorial Africa at the end of the Colonial Era.