Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

The White Massai

Play trailer The White Massai 2005 2h 11m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
63% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 70% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A young Swiss woman makes a trip to Kenya, meets a Masai warrior and falls in love with him.

Critics Reviews

View All (8) Critics Reviews
Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter Love stories don't get any more unusual than this. Sep 16, 2005 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star The film makes excellent use of its African locations, presenting the continent in all its beauty and mystery. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 10, 2005 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena O filme parece esperar que compartilhemos de seu julgamento preconceituoso e aplaudamos o veredicto de que, apenas por serem quem so, Lemalian e seus conterrneos no tm quaisquer direitos e merecem nosso desprezo incondicional. Rated: 2/5 Jan 16, 2008 Full Review Liz Braun Jam! Movies The film is pretty, predictable and far too long ... Rated: 2/5 Mar 16, 2007 Full Review Angela Baldassarre Sympatico.ca There is so much foolishness committed in the name of lust, but few as ill conceived as that expressed in "The White Masai." Mar 15, 2007 Full Review Peter Calder New Zealand Herald Plodding, stolid German adaptation of best-selling book fails to engage with any of the complexities of its subject but the scenery is beautiful. Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (119) audience reviews
Audience Member Movie taken by a true story. I don't know if I can call it courage that she is blinded, at first sight, by some guy from the tribe, and decided to stay with him in that place, the middle of nowhere. Of course, as I assumed, these are two different worlds ...... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member The "info" writer did not describe this movie adequately. First of all, her name is Carola, his name is Lemalian. And, how can he be characterized as "illiterate" when he speaks and understands English perfectly, and also understands German!!! He may not read, but he is hardly illiterate. The story was compelling, the acting exemplary. An unusual movie about love. Cross-cultural relationships are harder than same-culture relationships...and how many of the latter survive? It is a moving and fascinating movie. Watch and learn. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The film reflects on how difficult it is when two people who belong to different cultures and civilizations fall in love. The story is really beutifully thought trough and presented. Also, the scenary and the african nature complete the movie perfectly. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member The film would be pretty convincing (setting aside the foolishness of this woman) if they cast an actor that actually looked like a Massai. Nevertheless, Ido was good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member a pretty strange love-story Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Really good movie. You have to read the book too, is even better!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
The White Massai

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

The Painted Veil 74% 85% The Painted Veil Watchlist TRAILER for The Painted Veil Silk 7% 29% Silk Watchlist New York, I Love You 37% 37% New York, I Love You Watchlist Be With Me 90% 81% Be With Me Watchlist Ae Fond Kiss ... 88% 77% Ae Fond Kiss ... Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A young Swiss woman makes a trip to Kenya, meets a Masai warrior and falls in love with him.
Director
Hermine Huntgeburth
Producer
Günter Rohrbach
Screenwriter
Corinne Hofmann, Hermine Huntgeburth, Günter Rohrbach, Johannes W. Betz
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
German
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 14, 2007
Runtime
2h 11m