
Nowhere in Africa (2001)
7.1|11 Dec, 2001|140 min
One family's tale of a homeland lost... and a homeland found.
7.1|11 Dec, 2001|140 min
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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
farm
marriage crisis
loss of loved one
emigration
world war ii
national socialism
only child
kenya
capture
woman director
emigrant
Casts

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
Marian Lösch
Johannes

Gabrielle Odinis
Klara

Bettina Redlich
Mrs. Sadler
Julia Leidl
Inge

Mechthild Großmann
Elsa Konrad

Bela Klentze
Boy with Sledge
Peter Lenaeku
Jogona (younger)
Silas Kerati
Jogona (older)
Kanyaman
Kimani

Andy Rashleigh
Captain Caruther

Anthony Bate
Mr. Brindley

David Michaels
Robert Green
Steve Weston
Mr. Morrison

Diane Keen
Mrs. Rubens

Andrew Sachs
Mr. Rubens
Crews
Einar Marell
Sound Designer
Magda Habernickel
Sound Designer

Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Barbara Grupp
Costume Design
Andreas Wölki
Sound Designer
Sven Ebeling
Producer
Susann Bieling
Production Design
Stefanie Zweig
Novel
Peter Herrmann
Producer

Caroline Link
Director
Susanne Liebetrau
Screenplay
Michael Weber
Producer
Thilo Kleine
Producer

Caroline Link
Screenplay
Jürgen Tröster
Line Producer

Niki Reiser
Original Music Composer

Gernot Roll
Director of Photography
Tschangis Chahrokh
Sound mixer
Uwe Szielasko
Production Design
Mel Kutbay
Foley
Andreas Bareiß
Executive Producer
Patricia Rommel
Editor
Stephanie Hilke
Makeup Artist
Backdrops & Posters


