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Nowhere in Africa(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-12-11
71%
176 Votes
Time: 2h 20m
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.
Languages: German, Swahili, English.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
Media Cooperation One
MTM Cineteve
Movie: Nowhere in Africa
Top 10 Billed Cast
Juliane Köhler
Jettel Redlich
Merab Ninidze
Walter Redlich
Sidede Onyulo
Owuor
Matthias Habich
Süßkind
Lea Kurka
Regina (younger)
Karoline Eckertz
Regina (older)
Hildegard Schmahl
Ina
Regine Zimmermann
Käthe
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