Nowhere in Africa (2001)
Nirgendwo in Afrika
"One family's tale of a homeland lost... and a homeland found."
ThumbScore
👍 74%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 78%
(RT: 85%, MC: 72) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Juliane Köhler as Jettel Redlich
Merab Ninidze as Walter Redlich
Sidede Onyulo as Owuor
Lea Kurka as Regina (younger)
Karoline Eckertz as Regina (older)
Gerd Heinz as Max
Hildegard Schmahl as Ina
Is Nowhere in Africa good?
Most people think so. 74% audience score, estimated from 196 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 78%.
Overview
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor. Wikipedia ↗
