April 20, 2009
A great film that's a bit basic but very well acted.
Gabrielle Odinis,
Gerd Heinz,
Herbert Knaup,
Hildegard Schmahl,
Juliane Koehler
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A tale, which follows a young Jewish family from Germany to Kenya as they flee the Nazi regime at the onset of World War II. Jettel Redlich, of upper-class upbringing, and her daughter Regina, moves t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003
Stats: 369 reviews
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September 18, 2009Undeniably a German respectful modern epic that teaches us lessons about life, family love and the new changes, opportunities and experiences that life may bring to us unexpectedly. Do not ignore this.
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January 15, 2009This academy award winner for best foreign film is about a Jewish family that flees Hitler's Germany and takes refuge in Kenya. Unlike the multitude of other films about Jewish oppression at the time this film doesn't focus on their heritage but the difficulty being in a foreign ...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
October 24, 2003
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
April 22, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate
The pacing of Nowhere in Africa is a mite drowsy, but there are payoffs for the director's uninsistent touch. full review
March 28, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
There's a lot more to Nowhere in Africa -- too much, actually ... Yet even if the movie has at least one act too many, the question that runs through it -- of whether belonging to a place is a matter ... full review
March 28, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Nowhere in Africa isn't really a dull film so much as an oddly quaint one that seems to find a comfortable perspective about drastic circumstances. full review
March 21, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It is so rare to find a film where you become quickly, simply absorbed in the story. You want to know what happens next. full review
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October 15, 2007TRULY A MUST SEE!! (2003 Director: Caroline Hicks)
Wow!!! German language authentic portrayal of what people have to do to stay alive!! Sensitive, alluring, but still true to the miseries of World War II (WWII)!! THIS MOVIE IS 5 STARS & IN ALL OF MY TOP FAVORITE LISTS BECAUSE IT IS MY FAVORITE@@ He loves her; he loves her not; he ..HE LOVES her!!
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