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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 72/100. Scores higher than 89% of the 3,247 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic72/100
194 audience votes
Key crew
- Susanne LiebetrauScreenplay
- Niki ReiserOriginal Music Composer
- Caroline LinkDirector
- Caroline LinkScreenplay
Cast
- Juliane KöhlerJettel Redlich
- Merab NinidzeWalter Redlich
- Sidede OnyuloOwuor
- Matthias HabichSüßkind
- Lea KurkaRegina (younger)
- Karoline EckertzRegina (older)
- Gerd HeinzMax
- Hildegard SchmahlIna
- Maritta HorwarthLiesel
- Regine ZimmermannKäthe
- Marian LöschJohannes
- Gabrielle OdinisKlara
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Themes
farmmarriage crisisloss of loved oneemigrationworld war iinational socialismonly childkenyacapturewoman directoremigrant1940s
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