The film starred Colin Friels, Sean Connery, John Lithgow, Joanne Whalley, Diana Rigg and Louis Gossett Jr.[1][2] Morgan Leafy is a British diplomat living in Kinjanja, an African nation which has recently become independent from British rule.

Arthur Fanshawe, a new diplomat eager to leave Africa, learns that Kinjanja sits on top of a huge oil reserve.

To make matters worse, a woman is struck by lightning on the British compound, creating a tense political situation with the Kinjanja government.

Roger Ebert said that he felt uncomfortable during the film but praised the performances of Connery, Lithgow and Gossett.

I’m never gonna get out.”[7]Focus Features released an Amazon.com exclusive DVD of the film on 11 January 2010.