Mein Traum von Afrika (2007)

Nurse Andrea Rosen has had difficult times. First her husband left her for a younger girl, then her job in the hospital was rationalized. Their grown daughter, who is now living her own life, gives her mother a trip to South Africa, where Andrea was born but has not been since her youth. At the foot of Table Mountain she goes in search of traces of her past and unexpectedly meets her former bosom friend Abeba, who now works as a country doctor. Ababa senses that Andrea is fundamentally unhappy and wants to persuade her to return to her old homeland. And so, as if by chance, she arranged a meeting with John, Andreas' great childhood sweetheart. 15 years ago, John quit his job as a police officer to build a children's home, which he now runs with great dedication. When one of the foster mothers fails, Andrea takes the opportunity to make herself a little useful. The task gives her great pleasure, and her relationship with John is gradually regaining her former familiarity. Although the children immediately take her to their hearts, Andrea is torn as to whether she should actually stay in South Africa. The decision is made easier for her when, on the day of her departure, little Tarisai, a child with whom she has developed a special relationship, disappears. Andrea goes on the search all alone. When her car breaks down in the middle of the steppe, her life is in danger.