Directed by Sydney Pollack, Out of Africa (1985) stars Meryl Streep as Danish writer Karen Blixen and Robert Redford as big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton. Set in colonial Kenya in the early 20th century, the film follows Blixens life running a coffee plantation and her relationship with Finch Hatton. The film won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Från IMDB: In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.