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Director:
Fatih Akin
Writer:
Fatih Akin
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Release Date:
24 August 2000 (Germany) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Romance See more »
Tagline:
Im Herz. Im Bauch. Im Juli. See more »
Plot:
Can Daniel follow the sun from Hamburg to the Bosporus by Friday to meet his love? Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins See more »
User Reviews:
Mayan sun See more (48 total) »

Cast

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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 ... Schülerin Kira
Linda Wagener ... Schülerin Anette
Hans Daglioglu ... Schüler Ernie
Julia Bähre ... Partymieze
Monika Dahlberg ... Bairische rezeptionistin
Gerhard Polacek ... Wirt 'Donauweibchen'
Torsten Hammann ... Trucker 1
Mirko Hussari ... Trucker 2
Marc Schönthaler ... Trucker 3
Adam Bousdoukos ... Sänger im Club
Eleftherios Kokotos ... Gitarrenspieler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sándor Badár ... Alin (uncredited)
Dylan Gray ... Ungarischer Grenzbeamter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Fatih Akin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Fatih Akin 

Produced by
Nail Aydin .... assistant producer
Hamdi Döker .... line producer
Stefan Schubert .... producer (as Stephan Schubert)
Ralph Schwingel .... producer
 
Original Music by
Daniel Puente Encina 
Ulrich Kodjo Wendt 
 
Cinematography by
Pierre Aïm 
 
Film Editing by
Andrew Bird 
 
Casting by
Ingeborg Molitoris 
 
Art Direction by
Jürgen Schnell 
Haluk Ünlü (executive art director)
 
Costume Design by
Helen Achtermann 
 
Makeup Department
Nicola Faas .... makeup artist
Daniel Schröder .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Réka Foltin .... unit manager: Hungary
Beatrice Hallenbarter .... post-production manager
Beatrice Hallenbarter .... production manager
Nina Hilzinger .... unit manager
Meike Matthies .... post-production manager
Dóra Pajor .... unit manager
Anikó Papp .... unit manager: Hungary
Martin Pirschel .... post-production manager
Wiebke Recke .... post-production manager
Matthias Voucko .... unit manager
Burak Yildirim .... unit manager: Turkey
Arda Öztürkcan .... unit manager: Turkey
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tamás Császár .... second assistant director
Patrick Fohrmann .... trainee assistant director
Dylan Gray .... first assistant director
Dylan Gray .... second unit director
Jirco Lindemann .... trainee assistant director
Güliz Saglam .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Sascha Essayie .... set designer: Germany
Peter Gantner .... outdoor property master: Hungary
Oliver Gemballa .... assistant art director
Nicole Gil .... storyboard artist
Gábor Nagy .... outdoor property master: Hungary
József Pandúr .... set designer: Hungary
Martin Schirmacher .... set designer: Germany
Andree Schmidt .... outdoor property master: Germany
Andrea Tóth .... set designer: Hungary
Anke Vorwick .... property master: indoor
 
Sound Department
Richard Borowski .... sound re-recording mixer
Sascha Heiny .... sound re-recording mixer
Jörg Krieger .... sound designer
Kai Lüde .... sound recordist
Kai Lüde .... sound
Jörn Martens .... boom operator
Talky Regente .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Udo A. Engel .... special effects
Peter Wiemker .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Nastuh Abootalebi .... visual effects artist
Andreas Schellenberg .... digital effects production supervisor
 
Stunts
György Kivés .... stunts
Roland Kollárszky .... stunts
József Kovalik .... stunts
Ronnie Paul .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Zoran Bravaric .... gaffer
Hervé Dieu .... camera operator
Hervé Dieu .... director of photography: second unit
Michael Hain .... focus puller
Zsolt Jámbor .... electrician
Balázs Révész .... Steadicam operator
Balázs Révész .... camera operator: "b" camera
Gordon A. Timpen .... still photographer
János Vecsernyés .... camera operator: "c" camera
Tibor Wéber .... gaffer
Ali Salim Yasar .... gaffer
Ercan Yilmaz .... steadicam operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Rabeah Hinrichs .... extras casting: Germany
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Imre Béres .... tailor
Zsuzsa Stenger .... costume supervisor
 
Music Department
Alex Menck .... composer: additional music
Daniel Puente Encina .... composer: additional music
 
Other crew
Lucy Tanja Fricke .... script supervisor
Dewi Grobecker .... floor runner
Uwe Kolbe .... legal & business affairs
Gerhard P. Peringer .... titles
Kathrin Schultz .... location manager
Andrej Schwartz .... production coordinator
Nicole Giesa .... set publicist (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Im Juli." - Germany (original title)
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Runtime:
99 min | Colombia:98 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German | English | Turkish | Bulgarian | Serbian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Germany:12 (f) (w) | Norway:11
Filming Locations:
Budapest, HungarySee more »
Company:
Argos Filmcilik TurizmSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Fatih Akin]the Romanian Border Guard.See more »
Goofs:
Errors in geography: 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).See more »
Quotes:
Juli:You look like you could use some luck.
Daniel Bannier:A bag would do.
Juli:[holds out a ring] What's this?
Daniel Bannier:A sun.
Juli:What's a sun.
Daniel Bannier:It's a ball of gas which the Earth and 8 other planets revolve around.
Juli:The sun lights up life: for me, for her, and for you. Another word for light is?
Daniel Bannier:Energy?
Juli:It's good luck.
Daniel Bannier:I see. The ring is a lucky charm.
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Movie Connections:
References Reservoir Dogs (1992)See more »
Soundtrack:
Blue moon revisited (A song for Elvis)See more »

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20 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
Mayan sun, 28 January 2006
Author: jotix100 from New York

This sunny German film was a complete surprise. In fact, it's one of the best things that we have seen from that country in a while, which proves that when a talent like Mr. Akin is at the helm, one must rush to see whatever he decides to present for us.

In fact, the beginning of the film is kind of disorienting. We are thinking one way, and suddenly we are taken back to another time and another situation involving Daniel. We saw him in the lonely road where Isa happens to be taking on his way home to Turkey. Right after he has been left behind, we meet him again in different circumstances as he is teaching math to a group of inattentive students who are preparing for their summer vacations.

Daniel, after meeting Juli, buys a Mayan sun ring that she promises will let him meet a woman who will have a ring to match his, that same night, and that woman will be his true love. When sees the lovely and exotic Melek, who is wearing a tee shirt with what appears to be another Mayan sun, he believes the prophesy has come true. Melek, who is traveling to Turkey tells him about how she is going to wait under a bridge for the man who is destined for her. Daniel is so taken with this beautiful creature that he decides to follow her all the way to Istanbul. The only problem is that in taking to the road, Daniel discovers himself and gets to meet his true love at the end.

The film is made more enjoyable by Mortiz Bleibtreu's work in it. This young actor has a face that registers all the emotions running through him at the time. He makes the movie work because of his intelligent approach to the role. Equally charismatic is Christiana Paul, who plays Juli. Lovely Idil Uner is seen as Melek and Mehmet Kurtulus is Isa and Branke Katic plays Luna.

The film is a road movie that shows some beautiful European countryside and byways as the trip progresses from Germany to its end in Istanbul. Mr. Akin has directed with great panache as he involves us, the viewers, into this fun trip.

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