It is with great imagination that one sees the movie " The Adventurers. " Trust yourself when you view it, as you are watching history in the making. Unlike the birth of the United States, some newly created countries never grow up. Some like the fictional country in the movie, with its two dimensional generals and leaders, become enemies of their own doing. The story is novel enough, it involves two young children, Dax Xenos (Bekim Fehmiu) and his girlfriend Amparo (Roberta Donatelli) who grow up in a war torn country. Witnessing the violent birth of his country, under the rebel commander and later president Rojo (Alan Badel), Dax is taken to Europe where under the watchful eye of his guardian, 'Fat Cat' (Ernest Borgnine) he experiences the pampered life of an ambassador's son. He enjoys the lax and frivolous life, which includes, fast cars, rich women and the carefree life of a European Playboy. Just as life begins to lay responsibilities on him, he is called on to investigate the emergence of yet another 'rebel general' who seeks yet another revolution in Corteguay. It seems his banker friend Marcel Campion (Charles Aznavour) has been transporting more than medical supplies and industrial tools to his country. The movie is filled with philosophical phrases which mean little unless you watch Dax grow up. Lines like, 'You don't make love to women, you make love AT them.' A fast film, for a quick life in a country in chaos. ****
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