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Nowhere in Africa

2001 film directed by Caroline Link
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Summary

Nowhere in Africa is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,976 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3]
  • Director: Caroline Link[4]
  • Screenwriter: Caroline Link[5], Stefanie Zweig[6]
  • Composer: Niki Reiser[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Based on: Nowhere in Africa[9]
  • Cast member: Juliane Köhler[10], Merab Ninidze[11], Matthias Habich[12], Lea Kurka[13], Hildegard Schmahl[14], Sidede Onyulo[15], Karoline Eckertz[16], Gerd Heinz[17], Andrew Sachs[18], Anthony Bate[19], Herbert Knaup[20], Bettina Redlich[21], Diane Keen[22], Marian Lösch[23]
  • Producer: Bernd Eichinger[24], Peter Herrmann[25]
  • Production company: MTM Medien & Television München[26], Constantin Film[27], Bavaria Film[28], Media Cooperation One[29]
  • Director of photography: Gernot Roll[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: German[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 85%[33], 7.5/10[34], 72/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: Germany[37]
  • Publication date: December 27, 2001[38]
  • Distributed by: Zeitgeist Films[39]
  • Narrative location: Kenya[40]
  • Official website: http://www.nirgendwo-in-afrika.de[41]
  • Main subject: exile[42], remigration[43], emigration of Jews from Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe[44], marriage[45]
  • Film editor: Patricia Rommel[46]
  • Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[47]
  • Participant in: 15th European Film Awards[48]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[49], International Submission to the Academy Awards[50]
  • Title: Nirgendwo in Afrika[51]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Nowhere in Africa's after a work by is recorded as Stefanie Zweig[52].

Why It Matters

Nowhere in Africa has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did Nowhere in Africa receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3].

Related Entities

Bernd Eichinger film Germany Juliane Köhler Kenya

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl',
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    Set in period → 1938, World War II, 20th century
    Production designer → Susann Bieling, Uwe Szielasko
    Described by source → AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List
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