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Head-On (2004)

Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
Running time: 121 min. | Genre: Drama, Immigration
Head-On

Synopsis

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 then he agrees to take part in this plan. As Sibel tells him straightaway that she's interested in absolute freedom involving other men and he agrees, they live as roommates with separate private lives for a while. Then things take a different turn, and they're no longer two indifferent roommates. But their love story won't be anywhere as simple as any other.

Nominations & Awards

Goya

  • Best European Film WINNER

Lola Deutscher Filmpreis

David di Donatello

  • Best European Film NOMINATED

Independent Spirit

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Berlin Film Festival

  • Golden Bear - Best Film WINNER

Seville Film Festival

  • Audience Award WINNER

European Film Awards

  • Best European Film WINNER
  • Best European Director (Fatih Akin) NOMINATED
  • Best European Actress (Sibel Kekilli) NOMINATED
  • Best European Actor (Birol Ünel) NOMINATED
  • Best European Screenplay NOMINATED

Details

Original title

Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)

Director

Fatih Akin

Producer

Coproducción Alemania-Turquía; Arte, Bavaria Film International, Corazón International, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Panfilm, Wüste Filmproduktion

Running time

121 min.

Screenwriter

Fatih Akin

Music

Varios

Cinematography

Rainer Klausmann

Year

2004

Country

Germany Germany

Ranking

IMDb
7.9
Unopeliculas
8.0

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