IMDB: http://imdb.com/title/tt0080215/
In the tradition of 'Chocolat' (1988) [ http://imdb.com/title/tt0094868/ ], 'Nirgendwo in Afrika' (2001) AKA: 'Nowhere In Africa' [ http://www.rarefilmfinder.com/showfilm.php?id=126 ], and even the documentary 'Le Monde selon Tippi' (1997) [ http://www.rarefilmfinder.com/showfilm.php?id=225 ]; it chronicles a young English girl growing up in Africa.
Based on the memoires of Elspeth Huxley starring Holly Aird [ http://imdb.com/name/nm0014773/ ] as young Elsbeth Grant.
Originally a BBC production brought to the US by Public Televison's 'Wonderworks'.
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