Nowhere in Africa
2001 · 140 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 14,404 VOTES · DIR. Caroline Link
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,081 lines
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00:01:06 I couldn't really remember what Germany was like.
00:06:18 Stop playing with those matches!
00:09:01 not even people we called our best friends.
00:15:57 picked us up at the train station.
00:23:14 And cigarettes.
00:27:05 But enough room for your floral-patterned china?
00:32:17 Yes, fire.
00:36:09 Don't you see any opportunity to leave Germany?
00:41:28 Memsaab! Bwana has gone out with the big gun!
00:46:57 - Tell me I have nothing to fear. - You have my word of honor.
00:53:21 Maybe you aren't giving her a real chance.
00:57:11 because he thinks that we're coming back.
01:02:22 Try to remember that!
01:07:42 When you work for me you will get maize...
01:11:49 How did you know? And how did you find us?
01:18:19 Did you get to know someone in Norfolk?
01:27:08 where he is...
01:31:27 I'm staying here with Owuor.
01:37:12 Don't you think I was aware of what happened at the Norfolk?
01:45:08 A week before his death.
01:50:56 can Owuor go with us?
01:56:39 I'm a lawyer, and I love my job. Perhaps you'll laugh at me...
02:09:39 And Mama was very disappointed.
02:17:33 after my grandfather.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,081
Dialogue density7.7 lines / min
First line00:01:06
Final line02:17:33
Production Record
DirectorCaroline Link
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes14,404