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Afrika, mon amour

2007 · 1 season

A stately, sun-baked period drama of a woman starting over far from home, carried by lush scenery and simmering personal stakes.

Created by
Christian Schnalke
Genres
Drama
Starring
Iris Berben, Robert Atzorn, Matthias Habich
Overview
Berlin, 1914: When Katharina von Strahlberg discovers that her husband Richard had an affair with her sister-in-law Martha, she leaves him after stealing some important plans and photos of East Africa and travels to Dar es Salaam with one of Richard's business partners. In the German colony, she learns that nobody wants to employ her because of her husband's power, but she draws new courage from meeting Franz Lukas, a doctor, and Victor March, a lively Scotsman...

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Created by
Christian Schnalke
Genres
Drama
Starring
Iris Berben, Robert Atzorn, Matthias Habich
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • freedom
  • love
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Christian Schnalke
Written by
Christian Schnalke
Starring
Iris Berben, Robert Atzorn, Matthias Habich, August Schmölzer, Benjamin Strecker, Bettina Zimmermann, Alexander Held, Pierre Besson
Cinematography
Frank Küpper
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 90 min each
Network
ZDF
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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