Directed by:
Hermine HuntgeburthCinematography:
Martin LangerComposer:
Niki ReiserCast:
Nina Hoss, Jacky Ido, Katja Flint, Nino Prester, Janek Rieke, Barbara M. Ahren, Robert Dölle, Barbara HerschbachPlots(1)
At the end of her holidays in Kenya, Carola (Nina Hoss) meets the Samburu warrior Lemalian (Jacky Ido), who cuts a handsome figure with his weapons and traditional dress. Fascinated, Carola falls head over heels in love with him. The results are fateful: she impulsively cancels her return flight and sends her boyfriend (Janek Rieke) back home alone. She stays in Kenya and sets out in search of Lemalian. After a grueling journey through the African wilderness, Carola meets the German woman Elisabeth (Katja Flint) in Maralal, and the two become friends. There she also runs into Lemalian again and follows him to his village, Barsaloi. Carola decides to turn her back on her old life in Switzerland. With incredible energy, she braves all obstacles and builds a new life for herself in Africa. But what she felt was the biggest love of her life turns into an ordeal, an adventure between heaven and hell, a journey that takes her to her limits... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Nina Hoss
West Germany
Best movies:
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)
Tár (2022)
Atomised (2006)
Jacky Ido
Burkina Faso
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
West (2013)
Aya de Yopougon (2013)
Katja Flint
West Germany
Best movies:
Time You Change (2010)
I Will Not Be Silent (2017) (TV movie)
Marlene (2000)
Nino Prester
Italy
Best movies:
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Sicilian Ghost Story (2017)
The White Massai (2005)
Janek Rieke
West Germany
Best movies:
Herr Lehmann (2003)
Distant Lights (2003)
The White Massai (2005)
Barbara M. Ahren
Austria
Best movies:
Bandits (1997)
Die Cleveren - Du stirbst, wie ich es will! (1998) (TV movie)
The Swindle (1997)
Robert Dölle
West Germany
Best movies:
Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film (2018)
Nichts mehr wie vorher (2013) (TV movie)
The White Massai (2005)
Barbara Herschbach
Germany
Best movies:
The White Massai (2005)
Plan A (2021)
Die Liebesflüsterin (2008) (TV movie)