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Nowhere in Africa

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A love story spanning two continents, Nowhere in Africa is the extraordinary true tale of a Jewish family who flees the Nazi regime in 1938 for a remote farm in Kenya.

Abandoning their once-comfortable existence in Germany, Walter Redlich (Merab Ninidze), his wife Jettel (Juliane Köhler) and their 5-year-old daughter Regina (Karoline Eckertz) each deal with the harsh realities of their new life in different ways. Attorney Walter is resigned to working the farm as a caretaker; pampered Jettel resists adjustment at every turn; while the shy yet curious Regina immediately embraces the country-learning the local language and customs, and finding a friend in Owuor (Sidede Onyulo), the farm's cook.

As the war rages on the other side of the world, the trio's relationships to their strange environment become increasingly complicated as Jettel grows more self-assured and Walter more haunted by the life they left behind. As they eventually learn to cherish their life in Africa, they also endeavor to find a way back to each other.

Persons of interest

Juliane Köhler .... Jettel Redlich
Regine Zimmermann .... Käthe
Merab Ninidze .... Walter Redlich
Matthias Habich .... Süßkind
Gabrielle Odinis .... DienstMädchen Klara
Karoline Eckertz .... Regina
Diane Keen .... Mrs Rubens
Herbert Knaup .... Walter Redlich (voice)
Lea Kurka .... Regina
Sidede Onyulo .... Owuor
Andrew Sachs .... Mr Rubens
Stefanie Zweig .... Author
Caroline Link .... Screenwriter
Caroline Link .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2003: Best foreign language film
Bavarian Film Awards 2003: Audience award; Best Production (Andreas Bareiß, Gloria Burkert, Peter Herrmann)
Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema 2002: Golden Wave: Best film; Best screenplay
Camerimage Film Festival 2002: Nominated: Golden Frog
German Film Awards 2002: Outstanding Feature Film; Outstanding Individual Achievement: Cinematography (Gernot Roll); Direction: (Caroline Link); Music (Niki Reiser); Supporting Actor (Matthias Habich); Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actress (Juliane Köhler)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2003: Nominated: Best foreign language film (Germany)
Guild of German Art House Cinemas 2002: Silver award: best film
Hamptons International Film Festival 2002: Audience award: Best film
Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2002: FIPRESCI award; Special Prize of the Jury; Nominated: Crystal Globe
St Louis Film Festival 2002: Interfaith Award: Best feature film; International film award
Valladolid Film Festival 2002: Nominated: Golden Spike