Alternativtitel: The African Deal, Carnal Contact
Herstellungsland-/jahr: ITA 1973
Regie: Giorgio Bontempi
Darsteller: George Hilton, Calvin Lockhart, Anita Strindberg, Yanti Somer, Franco Giornelli,
Enrico Maria Salerno,...
Story: An important deal is due to take place between an Italian millionaire, Donati (Enrico Maria Salerno), and an African entrepreneur, Kofi (Calvin Lockhart). A group of Donati's men are sent out to Ghana, with express orders to carry out the final negotiations (and ensure that a competitor doesn't sneak in there and beat them to it). Kofi isn't overly happy as they hardly appear to be the slickest of operators: McDougall (George Hilton) is a stuffed shirt with a point to prove, his wife (Anita Strindberg) a slattern, Silvia (Yanti Somer) merely one of Donati's concubines on a handy vacation and Antonio (Franco Giornelli) a racist drunkard (and sadistic homosexual with a thing for native boys, to boot). In order to play them at their own game, he pretends to be one of his own executives.
Almost despite themselves, Kofi and Silvia start having an affair. As well as creating the opportunity for lots of location work in the nearby tourist spots, this also helps to create tension amongst the visitors (one of their jobs is to ensure that Silvia only sleeps with Kofi, and certainly not with one of his 'executives'). To make matters worse, Donati himself is on his way, and he's unlikely to be too happy with the way things are progressing.
(quelle: europanfilmreview.co.uk)
