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Whenever people are released from their society's constraints, there is the possibility that they will behave badly, at least according to the rules of the society they have left behind. This seems to have been particularly the case for Europeans living in colonial establishments in Africa and Asia. In this drama, based on a story by Stefan Zweig, Dr. Steiner (Andrzej Seweryn) was caught with his fingers in the till at a German hospital. Rather than prosecute him, they gave him the option of emigrating elsewhere. He chose to serve at a clinic in a remote part of Portuguese Goa. He has been on his best behavior for years, but when the beautiful wife (Fanny Ardant) of a diplomat comes to him asking for an abortion, he is tempted to ask for sexual favors in return, and his life swiftly goes out of control.

Top Cast

  • Fanny Ardant

    Fanny Ardant

    She

  • Sonja Kirchberger

    Sonja Kirchberger

    Mistress Munich

  • Andrzej Seweryn

    Andrzej Seweryn

    Steiner

  • Bernard Le Coq

    Bernard Le Coq

    The traveler

  • Joaquim de Almeida

    Joaquim de Almeida

    The lover

  • Henrique Viana

    Henrique Viana

    the surgeon

  • António Victorino de Almeida

    António Victorino de Almeida

    the governor

  • Joachim Wörmsdorf

    Joachim Wörmsdorf

    the husband

  • Anang Desai

    Anang Desai

    the chauffeur

Overview

Whenever people are released from their society's constraints, there is the possibility that they will behave badly, at least according to the rules of the society they have left behind. This seems to have been particularly the case for Europeans living in colonial establishments in Africa and Asia. In this drama, based on a story by Stefan Zweig, Dr. Steiner (Andrzej Seweryn) was caught with his fingers in the till at a German hospital. Rather than prosecute him, they gave him the option of emigrating elsewhere. He chose to serve at a clinic in a remote part of Portuguese Goa. He has been on his best behavior for years, but when the beautiful wife (Fanny Ardant) of a diplomat comes to him asking for an abortion, he is tempted to ask for sexual favors in return, and his life swiftly goes out of control.

Rating

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