The country that Nicole Kidmans character comes from is called Matoba which is not a real African country, it is completely made up.
Why didn't they use a real African country and considering that Nicole Kidman plays a white African why didn't they make it that she was from South Africa Zimbabwe or Zambia instead.
They probably just didn't want to especially offend very obviously. The country is based off of Zimbabwe, and the dictator off of their horrid president.
shareIndeed. The situation in Zimbabwe is bad enough without Hollywood sticking its nose in international politics.
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completely right
shareYou are delusional. The dictator was fictional. The country was fictional. Why would they suddenly attach a real name and country of origin? They could be taken to court for slander. Do you know how pissed off Kazahkstan was after the Borat fiasco? Were you so offended that Middle Earth wasn't called New Zealand?
shareBecause this was fiction--they would have been held to a different standard of facts if they used a really country. If there was a fiction about politics in a US state, yep, they might have to make up a state--or make it nearly impossible to tell which state it was.
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