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Beyond Borders
Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British industrialist. She encounters Nick Callahan, a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a result, Sarah embarks upon a journey of discovery that leads to danger, heartbreak and romance in the far corners of the world.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy sweeping cross-cultural romances that pair idealistic emotional stakes with perilous humanitarian drama.
- Tone
- epic, romantic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- catharsis, swoon
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- humanitarianism, moral responsibility, love, sacrifice, global inequality
- Setting
- late twentieth century, war-torn regions and affluent London