8 Score

2001 • 2h 20min • R • Drama

Nowhere in Africa

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

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.

IMDb 7.5

RT 85%

MC 72

Writer

Susanne Liebetrau

Composer

Niki Reiser

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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

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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

Marian Lösch Johannes

Gabrielle Odinis Klara

Bettina Redlich Mrs. Sadler

Julia Leidl Inge

Mechthild Großmann Elsa Konrad

Bela Klentze Boy with Sledge

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