Head-On (Gegen die Wand)

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Directed by

Fatih Akin

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Birol Ünel
Cahit

Güven Kiraç
Seref

Zarah Jane McKenzie
Barfrau in der Fabrik

Stefan Gebelhoff
Nico

Catrin Striebeck
Maren

Mona Mur
Stammkundin Zoe Bar

Sibel Kekilli
Sibel

Philipp Baltus
Patient 2

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Fatih Akin
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A very good movie

12 years, 8 months ago at Aug 24 7:44

johanlefourbe

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I wanted to see this flick for a while and, boy, I wasn't disappointed. Indeed, it must be one of the most destructive and fascinating love stories I have ever seen in a movie. The two leads were completely awesome and delivered some tremendous performances, they managed to create some truly alive and 3 dimensional characters. When the movie was released, there was actually a big fuss in Germany b... read more

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Not many pornstars can go from taking loads to giving one of the best performances of the decade but Sibel Kekilli is AMAZING in this and Birol Unel isn't bad either. A beautiful love story between two wrecks

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Description: Cahit is a German Turk at his late 30's. He has given up with his life after his beloved wife's death, and he's living a miserable life right in the core of cocaine and excessive drinking. One night, he semi-intentionally crashes into a wall, and barely survives. At the hospital he's taken to, he meets a girl, Sibel, another German Turk who's tried to commit suicide. She's sick and tired of her family's ultra-traditional issues, and asks Cahit to carry out a white marriage with her out of the blue, so that she can become a married woman and get rid of her family's revolting pressure. Cahit is turned off by the idea at first, but ... (more)

Release date: 11 March 2004
UPC: 712267241125

Tags: Germany (6), Drama (6), Turkish (4), Istanbul (4), Drugs (3), 2004 (3), Suicide (3), 2000s (3), (3), Love (3), German (3), Romance (3), Turkey (2), Immigration (2), Misery (2), Ethnicity (2), Brawl (1), Family Relationships (1), Cultural Oppression (1)

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