I watch NowhereinAfria directed by Caroline Link,
an Oscar winning foreign film.
A family on the run for their lives finds
themselves in a beautiful but utterly unfamiliar world in this drama based on
the autobiographical novel by Stefanie Zweig. Walter is a successful Jewish
lawyer living in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. Aware of the
increasing dangers of remaining in Germany, Walter seeks exile on a farm in
Kenya, while his socially prominent wife, Jettel, and his young daughter,
Regina, stay behind. In time, as the pogroms against the Jews increase in
Germany, Jettel and Regina join Walter in Kenya, but the transition is not easy
for Walter, who is still learning the nuts and bolts of running the farm (and
discovers that Germans are not welcomed by the British settlers in Kenya), or
Jettel, who is not accustomed to physical labor and resents having to help with
the farming. While Regina at first finds her new surroundings alienating and
unfamiliar, she soon becomes fascinated with the rugged beauty of Kenya.
What a wonderful movie this was. The scenery,
the setting, the music, the characters were amazing. This film captures your
heart in a most amazing way. This is a must see movie.
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