truly fantastic

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2006)

what a moving story! i highly recommend it to anyone who is sick of shallow plots and crap actors and wants to watch a movie worth their time and money. i really respect ralph fiennes for being able to bring this tough character to life, although it is a shame he did not win a best actor Oscar for this role. this movie deserved every one of the 9 Oscars it won in 1996, including best picture :D
The movie is set in the desert and revolves around 4 main characters- Count Almassy (an explorer, in short), Katherine Clifton (Colin Firth's character's wife), Hana (the nurse) and Caravaggio (a spy/thief) and their stories