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THE JEWEL OF AFRICA

An African holiday turns into the "Safari from Hell!"

John Culton's story of today's Africa, opens with the dark stratagems and terse commands of Angolan rebels preying on rural villagers. The drama then turns to a genteel New York setting where rich and famous customers of Metro-Manhattan Bank are invited on an all expense paid Safari to Zambezia, a country of fabled beauty with an abundance of wild game. It's known as the Jewel of Africa.

The Safari gets off to a good start, but in nearby Angola, rebels pressed by government troops, pillage to survive. Unfortunately, Safari camps in peaceful Zambezia present the only stockpile of supplies in this remote wilderness.

The story converges on a fast running climax that thrusts the viewer into a setting replete with the dust, smell, and bloody violence of a continent in conflict with nature and life itself. It's a bell-ringing race for survival where the camera might as well be the point of a gun.

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Format:
Screenplay
Starring Roles For:
Ben Affleck
Rachel McAdams
Viggo Mortenson
Posted:
10/29/2010
Updated:
01/31/2026
Author Bio:
Former Chairman of FilmStew.com, Chairman of Digital Booking Systems (Theater Management software - sold to Digital Sound DTS) Executive Producer of Hollywood's Master Storytellers.

Absolute expert with story development, dialogue, re-writes, adaptations. IF YOUR SCRIPT ISN'T READY, CONTACT ME.

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*THE HUNTER'S ROAD (Terrorist plot to hold the entire world hostage)

*A TIGER'S TALE (A man-eater haunts the Himalayan foothills)

*SPARK OF LIFE (Adaptation of the novel by Erich Remarque)

*THE QUEEN'S MARK (Swashbuckling tale of adventure in Australia)

*MRS.

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Nicholl Fellowships (Semifinalist)
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