Love can exact a terrible price.
Just ask Kuki Gallmann, a high-born European woman who moved from Venice to Africa. She developed a deep passion for the exotic land and its wildlife, but painfully watched it claim the lives of two of her loved ones. Gallmann is a robust woman of passionate strength, brought vibrantly to life by Kim Basinger. We first encounter Kuki in Venice, where she's out on the town with friends. They soon marry, and head off to run Paolo's family ranch in Kenya.