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The African Woman is a film of genre Drama directed by Margarethe von Trotta with Barbara Sukowa
The African Woman (1990)
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Add to a movie listThe African Woman (German: Die Rückkehr, Italian: L'africana, also known as The Woman from Africa) is a 1990 German-Italian-French romance-drama film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was entered into the main competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival.
Actors
Barbara Sukowa
(Martha)
Stefania Sandrelli
(Anna)
Sami Frey
(Victor)
Jacques Sernas
(Dr. Wargnier)
Pierre Deny
Sotigui Kouyate
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