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Ashanti

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A World Health Organization doctor (Michael Caine) searches the Mideast for his wife (Beverly Johnson) and the slave trader (Peter Ustinov) who took her.

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Fernando Trueba El Pais (Spain) Ashanti is one of the most basic films of this genre that is as difficult to practice as it is easy to watch. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 5, 2019 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing A glossy guilty pleasure. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 7, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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David W A great cast that is largely wasted in a tepid and achingly mediocre movie. All concerned have done much better. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/24 Full Review Audience Member Michael Caine is a man whose black wife, along with a group of African children, are kidnapped by slave traders in Africa, and with the local government unwilling to deal with the matter, he and a friend have to travel across Africa and the Mideast to get the kidnap victims back. What could have been a powerful subject, but it falls flat. Why? Peter Ustinov gives a great performance as the villainous slave trader, but everybody else is going through the motions. There were reportedly problems with the people producing the film with much staff turnover A shame, really, when such an important but underreported subject matter could and should have been brought to the fore. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review a.l.jude p Evil make by humans said in simple as possible. A treat to watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This film was made in spite of its high-ranking cast dreadfully. The picture quality is very bad, despite what time it was. The plot is boring and the film is great IF you want to fall asleep. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Actors Boredom Transferred To The Audience, Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member UN Doctor on African mission has wife kidnapped by slave traders, leading to a lengthy pursuit across the Sahara. Good cast produces less than impressive results. Caine basically disowned the film; he has done worse though. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A World Health Organization doctor (Michael Caine) searches the Mideast for his wife (Beverly Johnson) and the slave trader (Peter Ustinov) who took her.
Director
Richard Fleischer
Screenwriter
Stephen Geller
Rating
R
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2019
Runtime
1h 57m