Nowhere in Africa
Dec 11, 2001 | IMDB 7
140 min Watch NowDrama
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.
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The Great Love
Don't Look Now
The Jazz Singer
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Seven Years in Tibet
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Tin Drum
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Ben-Hur
The Bridges of Madison County
Short Cuts
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1995
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IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 1946
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IMDB 7.9 | Oct , 1956
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IMDB 7.7 | Nov , 1967
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IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1997
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2012
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IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 1979
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IMDB 7.9 | Nov , 1959
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IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1995
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1993
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