Top billed cast

1. 

   Kim Basinger

   Kuki Gallmann

2. 

   Vincent Perez

   Paolo Gallmann

3. 

   Liam Aiken

   7-Year-Old Emanuele

4. 

   Daniel Craig

   Declan Fielding

5. 

   Eva Marie Saint

   Franca

6. 

   Lance Reddick

   Simon

7. 

   Stephen Jennings

   Vincenzo

8. 

   Nick Boraine

   Duncan Maitland

9. 

   Garrett Strommen

   17-Year-Old Emanuele

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Reviews

A review by JPRetana

Written by JPRetana on 2026-07-04

I Dreamed of Africa (2000) is the tale of a self-righteous, self-appointed white savioress. The movie opens with the subtitle “A True Story” and closes with a caption claiming that Kuki Gallmann (Kim Basinger) “became a writer and internationally respected conservationist.” An internationally respected conservationist who doesn’t know that “sucking out” the venom of a snake does more harm than good. Here’s a film that’s equal parts ignorance, arrogance, and hypocrisy.

The first act is devoted to Paolo Gallmann’s (Vincent Perez) bizarre courtship of Kuki. They’re both ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$34,000,000.00

Revenue
$14,400,327.00

Keywords

• africa