Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself. Based on the novel by Malcolm Lowry.

A comedy about sex, power and the colliding cultures of British imperialism and West African independence. As punishment for bedding the wife of a corrupt Kinjanjan presidential candidate, a womanizing British diplomat must somehow bribe an incorruptable official on the politician's behalf.