Nirgendwo in Afrika

"One family's tale of a homeland lost... and a homeland found."

May 16 2003 R 2h 21m
Biography, Drama, History

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.

Plot

A Jewish family in Germany emigrate short before the Second World War. They move to Kenya to start running a farm, but not all members of the family come to an arrangement with their new life. Shortly after their departure, things are changing in Germany very quickly, and a turning back seems impossible. So everyone has to arrange himself with the new life in a new continent.

Written by

Caroline Link, Stefanie Zweig

Directed by

Caroline Link

Cast

Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Constantin Film, Bavaria Film, MTM Cineteve, Media Cooperation One

Languages

Kiswahili, Deutsch, English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 19 wins & 6 nominations total

Trailers
Nowhere In Africa (Trailer)
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