Nowhere in Africa
7.5
“One family's tale of a homeland lost... and a homeland found.”
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.
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Cast
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Juliane Köhler
Jettel Redlich
Known for
Downfall
Two Lives
Merab Ninidze
Walter Redlich
Known for
The Courier
A Working Man
Sidede Onyulo
Owuor
Known for
King Solomon's Mines
The Constant Gardener
Matthias Habich
Süßkind
Known for
Enemy at the Gates
Berlin Syndrome
Lea Kurka
Regina (younger)
Also in
Amundsen der Pinguin
Die Heilerin
Karoline Eckertz
Regina (older)
Also in
Familie XXL
Gerd Heinz
Max
Also in
After Darkness
180°
Hildegard Schmahl
Ina
Known for
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo
Maritta Horwarth
Liesel
No other roles listed
Regine Zimmermann
Käthe
Known for
23
Marian Lösch
Johannes
Also in
Ghetto-Kids
Ein himmlischer Freund
Gabrielle Odinis
Klara
Also in
Meine wunderbare Familie
Wounded Faces
Caroline Link Director · Susanne Liebetrau Screenplay Stefanie Zweig Author
Worldwide gross $24M · United States release March 7, 2003 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$24,352,725
Production
Media Cooperation One
Production
MTM Cineteve
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
Constantin Film
Production
Constantin Film Produktion
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Nirgendwo in Afrika
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Swahili
Release dates
Germany · December 11, 2001
Theatrical
United States · March 7, 2003
Theatrical
Czechia
April 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
May 2, 2003 · Theatrical
December 3, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Japan
August 9, 2003 · Digital
Netherlands
April 24, 2003 · Theatrical
March 10, 2004 · Physical · DVD
December 23, 2005 · TV · Nederland 3
South Korea
December 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 14, 2002 · Digital
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