movie poster for SAMMY GOING SOUTH

Flicks ID

41

Cert

PG

Running time

114 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

SAMMY GOING SOUTH (1963)

ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK

Plot

A young boy living in Port Said, Egypt, narrowly escapes a bomb blast that destroys the apartment block where he lives. After discovering that both his parents were killed in the explosion, he decides to travel (on foot) to Durban, South Africa, to be with his only living relative, an aunt. During his 4500 mile journey across africa he has many adventures including a first hand experience with the slave trade and living for a time with a band of poachers and criminals.