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Nowhere in Africa

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

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  • Drama

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

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

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 11, 2001
Original language
German
Spoken languages
swahili, english, german
Countries
Germany
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Nowhere in Africa (2001) | Kinocult