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.
Title | Nowhere in Africa |
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Year | 2001 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Germany |
Studio | Media Cooperation One, MTM Cineteve, Bavaria Film, Constantin Film |
Cast | Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo, Matthias Habich, Lea Kurka, Karoline Eckertz |
Crew | Caroline Link (Director), Caroline Link (Screenplay), Susanne Liebetrau (Screenplay), Stefanie Zweig (Novel), Gernot Roll (Director of Photography), Susann Bieling (Production Design) |
Keyword | farm, marriage crisis, loss of loved one, emigration, world war ii, national socialism, only child, kenya, capture, woman director, emigrant |
Release | Dec 11, 2001 |
Runtime | 140 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.10 / 10 by 164 users |