The Acclaimed Memoir Of An African Childhood

When a young Edwardian family leaves the shores of England to build a home in the wilderness of East Africa, what they encounter is beyond their imagination, but forever remembered by their 11-year-old daughter.

Based on the beloved memoir by Elspeth Huxley, THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA brings to life the color and adventure of turn-of-the-century Kenya. In 1913, Robin (David Robb) and Tilly Grant (Hayley Mills) arrive with the dream of transforming a barren plot of land into a thriving coffee plantation. But torrential rains, relentless insects, and murderous animals, as well as relations with natives and other settlers challenge their ambitions. Will England call them back? Or will the wide-eyed wonder of young Elspeth (Holly Aird) unlock the mysteries of a foreign land and open the doors into the pleasures and rewards of a new home?