The African Woman

Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
November 1, 1990    1h 45mDrama
6.9
A dying woman, who stole her best friend's lover, is convinced that a spell has been cast on her, so she orchestrates her former friend's return from a self-imposed exile in Africa in the hopes of breaking the spell.

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  • Barbara SukowaMartha
  • Stefania SandrelliAnna
  • Sami FreyVictor
  • Jan BiczyckiSwinarski
  • Alexandre MnouchkineAndrej
  • Jacques SernasDr. Wargnier
  • Kadidia DiarraKind
  • Bernard TachlHausmeister
  • Yannick Van NieuwenhoveFlughafenpolizist
  • Pierre DenyJournalist
  • Sotigui KouyatéSchwarzer im Bistro
  • Valentina Lainati
  • Margarethe von TrottaDirector / Writer
  • Giuseppe AuriemmaProducer
  • Eberhard JunkersdorfProducer
  • Augusto CaminitoProducer
  • Massimo Antonello GelengProduction Design
  • Tonino Delli ColliDirector Of Photography
  • Nicoletta ErcoleCostume Designer
  • Nino BaragliEditor

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