NOWHERE TO AFRICA, a German film, is a love story that spans two continents about the TRUE tale of a Jewish family that flees the Nazi regime in 1938 to a remote farm in Kenya. It is based on the autobiographical novel by Stephanie Zweig.
The film was very well received by many international critics. Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune called Nowhere in Africa "stunning". Keneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times hailed the film as being "laced with poigancy and conflict, urgency and compassion." "I loved this film!" raved Roger Ebert; "...this is the kind of movie that real people really, really like!"
I am 'real people' and I really, really liked it. Don't judge by the above preview. The film is far superior. Now that I have recalled the film I would actually like to seek out the autobiographical novel. It was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 75th Annual Academy Awards.
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