In July (2000)
"Im Juli." (original title)

Can Daniel follow the sun from Hamburg to the Bosporus by Friday to meet his love?

Director:

Fatih Akin

Writer:

Fatih Akin

Stars:

Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Mehmet Kurtulus

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Daniel Bannier
Christiane Paul	...	Juli
Mehmet Kurtulus	...	Isa
Idil Üner	...	Melek
Jochen Nickel	...	Leo
Branka Katic	...	Luna
Birol Ünel	...	Kellner
Sandra Borgmann	...	Marion
Ernest Hausmann	...	Kodjo
Gábor Salinger	...	Marktverkäufer
Cem Akin	...	Türkischer Grenzbeamter
Fatih Akin	...	Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
Nina Lauterbach	...	Kira
Linda Wagener	...	Anette
Hans Daglioglu	...	Ernie

Storyline

Daniel is a young teacher in-spe, who in contrast to everyone else plans to stay in Hamburg for the summer. Juli, a girl at the flea-market, wants to get known to Daniel and manages to sell him a Mayan ring with a sun on it, foretelling him that he will meet a girl with a sun. One day later Daniel is already on his way across Europe. It seems the prophecy came true somehow.

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Plot Keywords:

sun | ring | flea market | love | mayan ring | 

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Taglines:

Im Ernst, im Spaß, im Juli.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [us] Senator Film

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English Turkish Bulgarian Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

24 August 2000 (Germany)

Also Known As:

In July

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Argos Filmcilik Turizm, Quality Pictures, Wüste Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The school seen at the beginning is Fatih Akin's former high school.

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Goofs

During the end of the film, Daniel, Juli, Isa and Melek pass the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (Second Bridge) from the European side to the Asian side just after Daniel and Juli are picked up by the others, but seconds later during the helicopter shot they are crossing from the Asian side to the European side on the Bosphorus Bridge (First Bridge).

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Quotes

Daniel Bannier: Hi!
Juli: You made it.
Daniel Bannier: Nice to see you.
Juli: Where's your date.
Daniel Bannier: My darling, I've traveled thousands of miles, I've crossed rivers and moved mountains. I've suffered and endured agonies. I've resisted temptation, and I've followed the sun, so that I could stand before you and tell you I love you.

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Connections

References It Happened One Night (1934)

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Soundtracks

"Deger mi"
Performed by Sezen Aksu

User Reviews

Wonderful!!!!!

I´ve seen this movie yesterday on its opening day. I loved it! Moritz Bleibtreu (one of my favorite german actors) plays Daniel, a young secondary school teacher in Hamburg. A young girl called Juli (Christiane Paul) falls in love with him. She tries to give him a sign, but he don´t recognize it. On the same day, he meets a young turkish girl called Melek (magic:Idil Üner), who is on the way to Istanbul. Daniel falls in love with her. He wants to follow and see her again. But as he leaves Hamburg with his car, he picks up Juli as a hitchiker. A chaotic trip through southern Europe begins...

A romantic road movie with young and talented actors. Watch it!!!