Product: Nowhere in Africa (2003)
Rating: 5.0
beautiful film
This film is a poignant and evocative work about a German Jewish family that travels to Kenya just in time to avoid being sent to concentration camps. Jettel, the wife, doesn't appreciate the danger she was in, and she immediately dislikes her adopted country and the people she meets there. Her daughter, however, adapts quickly and loves the people she befriends and the experiences she has. The family goes through a series of uprootings that stress them further, and what's remarkable about the film is the balance of epic and personal scale -- the vast movement of people affected by war and the intimate joys and despair of a family. The cinematography is excellent and all of the actors are very fine. The film would be appropriate for family viewing.This two-dvd set for the Academy Award-winning foreign film has many interesting features, and the film can be heard in German with optional English subtitles.