The White Masai (2005)

Original title

Die weisse Massai

Directed by

Hermine Huntgeburth

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

16

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 71 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German woman on vacation in Kenya falls in love with a Maasai warrior and leaves her old life to be with him. The story follows her struggle to adapt to a completely different culture and the challenges their relationship faces.

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What happens

The White Masai (German: Die weiße Massai) is a 2005 film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth[1] and starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. In the film version, names have been changed from those in the novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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