---
title: 'The African Woman (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Margarethe von Trotta'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-african-woman-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098991/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The African Woman (1990)

1990 · 105 min · Drama · Germany, France, Italy

Original title: Die Rückkehr

## Synopsis

The African Woman is a 1990 West German-Italian-French drama film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was entered into the main competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta)
- **Screenplay:** [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eleni Karaindrou](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleni-karaindrou)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tonino Delli Colli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-delli-colli)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Barbara Sukowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-sukowa)
- [Alexandre Mnouchkine](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-mnouchkine)
- [Sotigui Kouyaté](https://cinepixo.com/people/sotigui-kouyate)
- [Pierre Deny](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-deny)
- [Stefania Sandrelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefania-sandrelli)
- [Sami Frey](https://cinepixo.com/people/sami-frey)
- [Jacques Sernas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-sernas)
- [Jan Biczycki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-biczycki)

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