White Mischief

White Mischief

In a world of wife swapping, drugs and chocolate covered lobsters, murder seemed so uncivilised.

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Release Date

11/10/1987

Runtime

107 mins

Overview

A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,300,000

Revenue

-

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A sultry murder mystery steeped in colonial excess, where surface glamour masks jealousy and moral rot. The film luxuriates in the scandal of the British elite unraveling in wartime Kenya, building suspicion layer by intoxicating layer.

Mood

TenseBittersweetParanoid

Themes

BetrayalClassObsessionCorruption

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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Sexual content

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