Carnegie 10 International Film Series: Nowhere in Africa

In honor of the great diversity of films from around the world and in homage to the indispensable Cinema 10 series of Potsdam, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is pleased to announce their international film series, Carnegie 10.

The fifth movie is: Nowhere in Africa (German: Nirgendwo in Afrika). This movie is an epic 2001 German film directed by Caroline Link and based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Stefanie Zweig. It tells the story of a Jewish family that emigrates to Kenya during World War II to escape the Nazis and run a farm. The film won an 2002 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.