The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six trucks loaded with provisions to alleviate hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa, advances across the continent. As a result of the difficulties the team encounters, disorganization gradually takes over the convoy. Each of the members of the group, little by little, yield to their petty, selfish impulses: violence, power, nostalgia - The breakdown of one of the trucks forces Michele and Nadia to wait at an oasis for the arrival of spare parts. But a starving local tribe settles threateningly near them. The chief of the tribe makes a speech they don't understand, which is followed by a macabre purification ceremony.
Released: Jan 20, 1988
Runtime: 95 minutes
Stars: Maruschka Detmers, Michele Placido, Juan Diego, Jean-François Stévenin, Michel Piccoli, Evelyne Pieiller
Crew: Marco Ferreri (Director), Radu Mihăileanu (Assistant Director), Ángel Luis Fernández (Cinematography), Ruggero Mastroianni (Editor), Marco Ferreri (Production Design), Jacqueline Ferreri (Producer)