Mountains of the Moon (1990)
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey. based on novel or book, africa, river, expedition, nile, british empire, exploration, lake victoria, gay interest, 19th century, gay theme