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Nowhere in Africa

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

7.1 / 10

140 minutes

2001-12-11

English

DE

Actors :

Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo, Matthias Habich, Lea Kurka, Karoline Eckertz, Gerd Heinz, Hildegard Schmahl, Maritta Horwarth, Regine Zimmermann, Marian Lösch, Gabrielle Odinis, Bettina Redlich, Julia Leidl, Mechthild Großmann

Description

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.