An American couple in the late 1940s try to give their lacklustre marriage a boost by taking a long trip to North Africa, with an old friend in tow. However, the experience only leads to more heartbreak when a love triangle exposes all their desires and disappointments. Bernardo Bertolucci's period drama based on the novel by Paul Bowles, starring John Malkovich, Debra Winger, Campbell Scott and Timothy Spall.

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.