MISTER JOHNSON - Pierce Johnson - Edward Woodward - DVD

Mister JohnsonPierce Brosnan - Edward Woodward - Maynard Eziashi___________________________________________________________________________________________\n\nMister Johnson (1990) is a drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and based on the 1939 novel by Joyce Cary. Set in 1923 colonial Nigeria, the story follows Mister Johnson, an ambitious and eager African clerk who works for the British colonial administration. Johnson, played by Maynard Eziashi, is charismatic, optimistic, and desperate to be seen as \u201Ccivilized\u201D in the eyes of the British authorities. He forms a close\u2014though imbalanced\u2014relationship with his boss, Harry Rudbeck (Pierce Brosnan), an officer trying to build a road through the region.\nJohnson\u2019s desire for status and approval leads him to make morally questionable decisions, including financial mismanagement and deception. As his attempts to please everyone unravel, he becomes trapped between cultures and identitiesg