Nowhere in Africa
One family's tale of a homeland lost... and a homeland found.
7.1(187) 2001-12-11 140 minDrama
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.
ScreenplaySusanne Liebetrau
ProducerPeter Herrmann
ProducerMichael Weber
ProducerBernd Eichinger
Original Music ComposerNiki Reiser
ProducerSven Ebeling
DirectorCaroline Link
ProducerThilo Kleine
Cast & characters
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)
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Gerd Heinz
as Max
Hildegard Schmahl
as Ina
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Maritta Horwarth
as Liesel
Regine Zimmermann
as Käthe
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Marian Lösch
as Johannes
Gabrielle Odinis
as Klara
Bettina Redlich
as Mrs. Sadler
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Julia Leidl
as Inge
Mechthild Großmann
as Elsa Konrad
Bela Klentze
as Boy with Sledge
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Peter Lenaeku
as Jogona (younger)
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Silas Kerati
as Jogona (older)
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Kanyaman
as Kimani
Andy Rashleigh
as Captain Caruther
Anthony Bate
as Mr. Brindley
David Michaels
as Robert Green
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Steve Weston
as Mr. Morrison
Diane Keen
as Mrs. Rubens
