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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 to Kenya to be with her husband Walter. Walter works as a farm manager, while Regina and Jettel are adjusting to their new home. .. Read more
| Starring | Juliane Kohler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich |
|---|---|
| Director | Caroline Link |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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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 to Kenya to be with her husband Walter. Walter works as a farm manager, while Regina and Jettel are adjusting to their new home. Then Britain declares war on Germany, and the family is again separated. Through Jettel's affair with a British solider, her family is given preferential treatment. Regina is able to attend school and Walter is given a good job. But after the war, the family is too fractured to reunite and Walter contemplates a return to Germany, while Regina and Jettel have never felt more at home.
| Starring | Juliane Kohler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich |
|---|---|
| Director | Caroline Link |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 21 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: German |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 29 Sep 2003 |
Engaging account of an unlooked-for colonial adventure, as seen through the eyes of a young girl, and encompassiing marital problems and homesickness along the way.
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They also had a farm in Africa
One cannot escape the basic concept similarities between this film and the Redford/Streep classic OUT OF AFRICA. However, this beautifully shot Best Foreign ... read more »
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Waste of time
Watchable but nothing great. A rather silly story and some of it not believable. Some great scenery and effects but over all not worth it!
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Making the world a smaller place.
This movie explains relationships in a way I have never seen another movie do so sucessfully.
It tells a little known story of WW2 and its impact on ... read more »
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Satisfied In Afrika.
A touching film, made all the more amazing by the fact that it's based on a true story. Watching the DVD extas it's a shame the screenwriting and ... read more »