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OSS 117: From Africa with Love

2021 · 117 min

A smug, oblivious spy bumbles through a sunlit African mission, and the jokes land while the colonial attitudes quietly sting.

Overview: 1981. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is back. For this new mission – more delicate, more dangerous and more torrid than ever – he is forced to team up with a young new colleague, the promising OSS 1001.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, cynical and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Politics, colonialism, deception, power
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
colonialism
deception
power
corruption
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild