Nowhere in Africa is a movie directed by Caroline Link in 2001 and based on the book Nowhere in Africa: An Autobiographical Novel by Stefanie Zweig, first published in 1995. The movie features Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Lea Kurka, Matthias Habich, Gabrielle Odinis, Sidede Onyulo, and others.
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Storyline
In 1938, the Redlich family flees to Kenya from Leobschütz in Silesia, Nazi Germany, to escape the increasing persecution of the Jews. Jettel sleeps with a German-speaking British soldier to secure work and a home on a farm for the family, and Regina and Walter both find out.
Movie vs Book
Year
2001
Minutes
141
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Nowhere in Africa
Original title: Nirgendwo in Afrika
Director: Caroline Link
Country: Germany
Year: 2001
Length: 2h21m
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Year
1995
Pages
304
Book Rate
7.36
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Book
Nowhere in Africa
Original title: Nirgendwo in Afrika
Subtitle: An Autobiographical Novel
Author: Stefanie Zweig
Country: Austria
First published in: 1995
Length: 304 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Nowhere in Africa
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