A warning for doctors without borders? A message for colonialists / imperialists - your help isn't wanted? This movie about Dutch doctors in Indonesia in the 30s is not a typical heroic adventure from the 50s and 60s. It's quite ahead of it's time. The hero is flawed, he and others on his mission were not wanted by the local population. The disease and black magic that is shown is quite horrific if you think about it. There is a spiritual message but that seemed not the main thing about the movie.
The filming looks authentic and the actors all look worn by the heat. Rock Hudson is quite good in this serious role. Burl Ives is effective as well.
Worth a watch and oddly relevant today.
The filming looks authentic and the actors all look worn by the heat. Rock Hudson is quite good in this serious role. Burl Ives is effective as well.
Worth a watch and oddly relevant today.