Nowhere in Africa

Drama/Book adaptation, Germany 2001

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Just before the outbreak of World War II, the German-Jewish Redlich family manages to escape the Nazi terror at the very last moment. Five year old Regina begins a new life with her parents, Jettel and Walter, on a small isolated farm in Kenya. Here they lead an impoverished existence far removed from their roots in Germany. While Regina discovers the magic of Africa, a foreign continent full of strange people, her parents become desperate in the face of poverty and isolation.
136 min
HD
Starting at 18
Audio language:
German
Subtitles:
EnglishFrench

Awards

Academy Awards 2003 Best Foreign Language Film
Bayerischer Filmpreis 2002 Best Production
Deutscher Filmpreis 2002 Best Direction, Best Score Best Film, Best Cinematography

More information

Director:

Caroline Link

Template:

Stefanie Zweig (Novel)

Composer:

Niki Reiser

Sound Design:

Einar Marell

Cast:

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)

Original title:

Nirgendwo in Afrika

Original language:

German

Format:

1:2.35 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 18 (Sex & Nudity, Violence & Blood, Profanity, Frightening & Intense Scenes)

Audio language:

German

Subtitles:

EnglishFrench