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Nirgendwo in Afrika (2001)

Drama | 141 minutes
3,58 260 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 141 minuten

Alternative title: Nowhere in Africa

Country: Germany

Directed by: Caroline Link

Stars: Juliane Köhler, Regine Zimmermann and Merab Ninidze

IMDb score: 7,5 (14.349)

Releasedate: 11 December 2001

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Nirgendwo in Afrika plot

"One family's tale of a homeland lost... and a homeland found."

A Jewish family flees the Nazi regime to Kenya in 1938. Where they previously had a luxurious life, they have to rebuild their existence. Father Walter, a lawyer, goes to work on the farm, while mother Jettel rejects any form of adaptation. Young daughter Regina is the only one who can find her way in Africa. She makes friends there and embraces the culture. Later on, she too gets the urge to find her identity, while a war is raging on the other side of the world.

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avatar van BBarbie

BBarbie

  • 12893 messages
  • 7675 votes

A quiet story that not only pays ample attention to the beautiful nature of Western Kenya and the assimilation of outsiders in that beautiful environment, but also shows the contrast between the always tense Westerners and the calm [i]“Hakuna matata”[ /i] lifestyle of the indigenous people with its very special rituals.

It is touching to see how quickly and easily young Regina feels at home in her new environment, in sharp contrast to the problems her mother (and also somewhat her father) has with it. Fortunately, Caroline Link then takes the time to highlight the developments in the characters of the various main characters.

A very nice film with a good story and excellent acting.

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avatar van Theunissen

Theunissen

  • 11700 messages
  • 5433 votes

A beautiful German Drama that could be admired again last Saturday night on the German quality channel ARD. And the beauty of it is that nowadays this channel can even be admired in HD, so that this film can be admired in all its splendor and also without annoying subtitles (since I live on the German border, understanding the German language is not a problem for me).

Despite the fact that it is quite a long session and the film is here and there long-winded and sometimes a bit boring, the sentimental story was otherwise well put together and the film also managed to captivate me (sometimes endearing and moving) and of course it splashes visually (beautiful images of Africa) from the screen. The whole film also exudes a nice sultry African atmosphere. There are also some images (through memories) of the Jewish Redlich family of their German home environment, from which they have to flee because of the Nazi regime. The entire cast does a great job and lifts this film to a high level. In particular, Juliane Köhler (who can also be seen naked), Lea Kurka (as the young Regina) and Karoline Eckertz (as the older Regina) do well and convincingly, but the unknown Africans in particular steal the show in this film. .

Just a good and above all beautiful (visually in particular) drama, which you have to take your time for because it lasts quite long.

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Baboesjka

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A long film that didn't keep me interested all the time. It took me some effort to watch him. At the same time, I'm glad I saw this film, because I think it's a beautiful story, especially the role of the daughter appealed to me, and I have a thing for Africa. The acting is good and the music is beautiful. A sufficient one. 3*

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