The African Woman

Sep 3, 1990

1h 45m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Scena Group

Bioscop-Film

Rachel Productions

The African Woman Trailers

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Cast

Martha

Barbara Sukowa

Anna

Stefania Sandrelli

Victor

Sami Frey

Swinarski

Jan Biczycki

Andrej

Alexandre Mnouchkine

Dr. Wargnier

Jacques Sernas

Kind

Kadidia Diarra

Hausmeister

Bernard Tachl

Flughafenpolizist

Yannick Van Nieuwenhove

Journalist

Pierre Deny

Schwarzer im Bistro

Sotigui Kouyaté

Valentina Lainati

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