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Forget the Left’s infatuation with “Palestinians.” Never mind the diminution of universal values or the uptick in tribal strife. The real consequence of postcolonial theory has been the death of the “white man in Africa” movie, iterations of which have thrilled cinemagoers ever since Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn floated the Nile in 1951’s The African Queen. Blood Diamond (2006), the last such picture to capture the public’s imagination, languished in development hell for years and was made only because Leonardo DiCaprio signed on at the peak of his influence. (Googling “Blood Diamond” and “white savior” reveals what studio heads are up against.) Out of Africa (1985), in which Meryl Streep plays the passionate owner of a coffee plantation, is basically unthinkable in 2022.
Baltasar Kormákur (Adrift, Everest, 2 Guns, Contraband) directs this adventure about a father, Dr. Nate Samuels (Idris Elba), and his daughters Norah (Leah Jeffries) and.