A German Jewish refugee family moves to and adjusts to a farm life in 1930s Kenya.
Director:
Caroline Link
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Cast
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| Juliane Köhler | ... | Jettel Redlich | |
| Merab Ninidze | ... | Walter Redlich | |
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Sidede Onyulo | ... | Owuor |
| Matthias Habich | ... | Walter Süßkind | |
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Lea Kurka | ... | Regina Redlich (younger) |
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Karoline Eckertz | ... | Regina Redlich - Older |
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Gerd Heinz | ... | Max |
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Hildegard Schmahl | ... | Ina |
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Maritta Horwarth | ... | Liesel |
| Regine Zimmermann | ... | Käthe | |
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Gabrielle Odinis | ... | Dienstmädchen Klara |
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Bettina Redlich | ... | Mrs. Sadler |
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Julia Leidl | ... | Inge |
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Mechthild Großmann | ... | Elsa Konrad |
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Joel Wajsberg | ... | Hubert |
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A Jewish family in Germany emigrate short before the Second World War. They move to Kenya to start running a farm, but not all members of the family come to an arrangement with their new life. Shortly after their departure, things are changing in Germany very quickly, and a turning back seems impossible. So everyone has to arrange himself with the new life in a new continent. Written by Benjamin Stello
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Country:
GermanyRelease Date:
16 May 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Nowhere in Africa See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
€7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$716,496 (Germany), 28 December 2001Opening Weekend USA:
$22,070, 9 March 2003, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$6,173,485, 5 October 2003Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$17,873,182, 6 November 2003Company Credits
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Bavaria Film,Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH,Bayerischer Banken-Fonds See more »
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2.35 : 1
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After giving the radio to Walter, Susskind wishes him good luck with the well; as he drives away, the reflection of the camera truck can be seen on the door of his truck, and the tire tracks from the camera truck are visible as the camera backs up. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I did find Nowhere In Africa more absorbing upon a second viewing. It's sneaky. When I watched it a second time, I felt more at ease with the characters, and because of that I found myself able to absorb myself in their problems (and in the way they see them) more completely and to imagine their lives much more fully. Yet this film, beautiful as it is, is more a narrative string, a series of scenes, than a drama. It's not that there is a shortage of drama in the idea - or ideas, for there are many - it is just that the drama is not concentrated on any of the various story lines that keep tantalizing us. They tantalize but are never realized, at least not to the full extent they could have been. The director should have taken one or two of the themes she has here and delved into them much more thoroughly. What we have are a number of interesting sketches but never a full canvas. That does not mean that the movie is without its moments (the brilliant young German daughter speaking with the British school headmaster was one such moment, wonderful), but as a viewer I kept wanting more out of each relationship, both between the humans, and between the humans and the place itself. Too much of the film is a kind of mystery without any solution. The shorthand the director uses to tell us her story feels more like an outline for a movie than a real movie. It's a beautiful trailer that goes on for 140 minutes: time aplenty to have told us a really great story. Nonetheless, I do recommend this film. It is visually quite stunning, and the performances are universally good. A solid 3 stars.