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DVD ~ Hayley Mills
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  • Actors: Hayley Mills, David Robb, Holly Aird, Ben Cross, Sharon Mughan
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Nov 2005
  • Run Time: 350 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000BQJO46
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,506 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
A family of British settlers aim to build a fortune by planting coffee in the hills. The little girl and her family struggle with savage animals, wild natural forces, and a murder. Based on Elspeth Huxley's much-loved memoir of her upbringing in East Africa, where her family hewed a farm from the rugged land in 1913.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dated but still good, 11 April 2007
By Wilz "wilson9hb" (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
  
I agree that this is dated but I didn't find the quality of film too bad. The story is slow and gentle but that's the story! It still makes a great change from the American "cops and robbers" rubbish and if you want to watch a well told tale with no violence, sex or swearing this is well worth viewing. One for a quiet evening in with nothing on the telly!
I have never seen it before so I'm free from the bias of childhood memories.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars FLAME TREES OF THIKA, 23 April 2008
By Dr. S. S. Nagi (united kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Having born in Kenya I recently watched this double DVD about Elspeth Huxley and her childhood story of her family moving to thika in Kenya. Some say the story is slow. But if you read the book, it just follows the story and the hardships of starting fresh in Kenya at that time. All settlers and Indians had hard time there and they with the help of native kenyans made the country what it is now.
I found the DVD very charming with beautiful countryside of Kenya and excellent makeups of everybody in the series. Excellent music too.
At the end of the DVD Elspeth and family move back to England. The last few minutes are on the train to Mombasa as it used to be showing beautiful wildlife of the nyika(wilderness).
Read the book and the follow up book 'the mottled lizard', in which Elspeth returns to Kenya. Nzuri sana (very good).
Watch, read and ENJOY.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, full of charm, 25 Jun 2007
I was 15 when I first watched this back in the early 80's. Having just watched it again I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a gentle drama, full of charm as it's partially seen through the eyes of 11 year old Elspeth, and the backdrop of Kenya is breathtaking. The performances are strong and an excellent production overall.
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