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Nowhere in Africa is a 2001 German drama film that was written and directed by Caroline Link. The screenplay is based on the 1995 autobiographical novel of the same name by Stefanie Zweig. It tells the story of the life in Kenya of a German-Jewish family that emigrated there in 1938 to escape persecution in Nazi Germany. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the 2001 German Film…
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Nowhere in Africa won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002. The German film was shot on location in Africa, giving the film a sweltering, arid feel. It was a carefully selected winner following the incredibly average No Man's Land that won the year before. It was sandwiched between two tepid films, having been followed by the Canadian film The Barbarian Invasions. Nowhere in Africa made those oth…More