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Nowhere in Africa (2001)

Nowhere in Africa (2001)

Drama

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

Release Date: 2001, December 11
Directors: Caroline Link
Countries: Germany
Production: Media Cooperation One, MTM Cineteve, Bavaria Film, Constantin Film
Cast: Merab Ninidze, Andy Rashleigh, Andrew Sachs, Matthias Habich, Juliane Köhler, Bettina Redlich, Sidede Onyulo, Regine Zimmermann, Hildegard Schmahl, Mechthild Großmann, David Michaels, Gabrielle Odinis

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.

Keywords:

woman director world war ii 1940s loss of loved one marriage crisis capture national socialism jewish kenya farm only child emigration emigrant