Nowhere in Africa


2h 21m 2002

Brief Synopsis

A love story spanning two continent about 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, his wife Jettel--of upper-class upbringing--and their five-year-old daughter Regina each deal with the harsh

Film Details

Also Known As
Nirgendwo in Afrika, Nulle part en Afrique
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Bavaria Film Gmbh; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Constantin Film Development, Inc.
Distribution Company
Zeitgeist Films; A-Film Distribution; Alfa Films; Atlantic; CinTart; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Edko Films; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Golden Village; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Sam Film; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Tfm Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 21m

Synopsis

A love story spanning two continent about 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, his wife Jettel--of upper-class upbringing--and their five-year-old daughter Regina 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, 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.

Film Details

Also Known As
Nirgendwo in Afrika, Nulle part en Afrique
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Bavaria Film Gmbh; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Constantin Film Development, Inc.
Distribution Company
Zeitgeist Films; A-Film Distribution; Alfa Films; Atlantic; CinTart; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Edko Films; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Golden Village; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Sam Film; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Tfm Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 21m

Award Wins

Best Foreign Language Film

2002

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Miscellaneous Notes

The Country of Germany

Winner of Best Picture at the 52nd German Film Awards 2002.

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2002 Hamptons International Film Festival.

Released in United States Spring March 7, 2003

Released in United States March 14, 2003

Released in United States on Video September 30, 2003

Released in United States February 2002

Released in United States October 2002

Released in United States November 2002

Released in United States January 2003

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 6-17, 2002.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Closing Night) October 16-20, 2002.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.

Released in United States Spring March 7, 2003 (NY)

Released in United States March 14, 2003 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video September 30, 2003

Released in United States February 2002 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 6-17, 2002.)

Released in United States October 2002 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Closing Night) October 16-20, 2002.)

Released in United States November 2002 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Made in Germnay) November 7-17, 2002.)

Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.)