Nowhere in Africa (2001)
11/12/2001
Drama
2h 20m
- 71% (168 votes)
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One family's tale of a homeland lost... and a homeland found.
Overview
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.
- Caroline LinkDirector, Screenplay
- Susanne LiebetrauScreenplay
Original Title
Nirgendwo in Afrika
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Keywords
- farm
- marriage crisis
- loss of loved one
- emigration
- world war ii
- national socialism
- only child
- kenya
- capture
- woman director
- emigrant
Top Billed Cast
Juliane Köhler
Jettel Redlich
Merab Ninidze
Walter Redlich
Sidede Onyulo
Owuor
Matthias Habich
Süßkind
Lea Kurka
Regina (younger)
Karoline Eckertz
Regina (older)
Gerd Heinz
Max
Hildegard Schmahl
Ina
Maritta Horwarth
Liesel
Regine Zimmermann
Käthe
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