The African Woman
1990, German. Directed by Margarethe von Trotta.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Margarethe von TrottaDirector
- 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 LainatiCast
Details
- Released
- 3 September 1990
- Original title
- L'africana
- Country
- France, Germany, Italy
- Written by
- Margarethe von Trotta
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The African Woman runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The African Woman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 September 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The African Woman?
The African Woman (1990) was directed by Margarethe von Trotta and stars Barbara Sukowa, Stefania Sandrelli, Sami Frey.