Nowhere in Africa
2001 · Movie · R · 140 min · ★ 7.1 · 79% critics
A Jewish family escapes Nazi Germany and starts over on a remote farm in Kenya, where the harsh new reality tests their relationships and sense of belonging. As war looms in the distance, they struggle with culture clash, prejudice, and homesickness while trying to build a life far from everything they knew.
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Details
- Original title
- Nirgendwo in Afrika
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-12-11
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (185 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a thoughtful, character-driven WWII-era drama about displacement and adapting to a new culture, closer in spirit to Sunshine or Europa Europa; Not for you if you want fast action or a tight, plot-heavy story.
Pros: unusual WWII perspective; moving family bonds; strong character growth | Cons: slow, deliberate pacing; some melodramatic moments; uneven performances
Themes
- farm
- marriage crisis
- loss of loved one
- emigration
- world war ii
- national socialism
- only child
- kenya
- capture
- woman director
- emigrant
- 1940s
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2003
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2003 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2003 · nominated
Cast & crew
Juliane Köhler
as Jettel Redlich
Merab Ninidze
as Walter Redlich
Sidede Onyulo
as Owuor
Matthias Habich
as Süßkind
Lea Kurka
as Regina (younger)
Karoline Eckertz
as Regina (older)
- GH
Gerd Heinz
as Max
Hildegard Schmahl
as Ina
- MH
Maritta Horwarth
as Liesel
Regine Zimmermann
as Käthe
Directed by Caroline Link