I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

In 1972, In Italy, the divorced Kuki has a young son and like to party most of the nights. When she has a serious car accident, she survives but stays for a long time at the hospital, where she reflects about her meaningless life. The driver, Paolo Gallmann, feels guilty and visits her several times. He also befriends her son Emanuele "Ema" and Kuki and Paolo love Africa. They decide to get married and move to Kenya, for the derelict ranch Ol ari Nyiro that they can afford. Throughout the years, they build and rebuild their estate due to storm and animals and Emanuele goes to a boarding school. He likes to collect snakes and Kuki does not object provided they are not poison. One day, Paolo has a car accident and dies, leaving Kuki pregnant of a baby girl that she raises alone. When Emanuele is seventeen, he is accepted by Stanford University. After his farewell party, he has an accident with a viper that will charge a high price from Kuki for living in Africa.