Mountains of the Moon
Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
AdventureDramaHistorybased on novel or bookafricariverexpeditionnilebritish empireexplorationlake victoria19th centurygay theme
A historical epic about two explorers whose intimate bond is tested and ultimately destroyed by the prejudices and politics of the Victorian empire they serve.
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.
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