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The Edge of Heaven
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Cast
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Baki Davrak | ... |
Nejat Aksu
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Gürsoy Gemec | ... |
Sohn des Tankstelleninhabers
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Gengiz Daner | ... |
Tankstelleninhaber
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Tuncel Kurtiz | ... |
Ali Aksu
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Nursel Köse | ... |
Yeter Öztürk
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Ayten Öztürk
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Idil Üner | ... |
Ärztin
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Erkan Can | ... |
Cousin Ufuk
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Turgay Tanülkü | ... |
Cem
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Elcim Eroglu | ... |
Elcim
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Nurten Güner | ... |
Nurten
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Asuman Altinay | ... |
Türkan
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Gökhan Kirac | ... |
Junger Polizeibeamter
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Nejat Isler | ... |
Kommissar
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Lars Rudolph | ... |
Herr Obermüller
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. But he grows fond of her when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter's university studies. Yeter's sudden death distances father and son. Nejat travels to Istanbul to search for Yeter's daughter Ayten. Political activist Ayten has fled the Turkish police and is already in Germany. She is befriended by a young woman, Lotte, who invites rebellious Ayten to stay in her home, a gesture not particularly pleasing to her conservative mother Susanne. When Ayten is arrested and her asylum plea is denied, she is deported and imprisoned in Turkey. Lotte travels to Turkey,where she gets caught up in the seemingly hopeless situation of freeing Ayten. Written by omayra73@yahoo.com
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Release Date:
27 September 2007 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
The Edge of Heaven See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$18,593 (USA) (23 May 2008)Gross:
$741,283 (USA) (10 October 2008)Company Credits
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Nejat Aksu: I asked my dad if he would have sacrificed me as well.
Susanne Staub: And what did he say?
Nejat Aksu: That he would even make an enemy of God to protect me.
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In the movie, police officials are shown in the Pasakapisi Prison. Indeed, in Turkey the prisons are guarded and controlled not by the police but by the "prison guards" and the gendarme. See more »Quotes
story: After telling the story of Abraham that was willing to sacrifice his son, Ismael, to show God his obedience. Before Abraham could slay his son God sent a lamb to sacrifice instead.Nejat Aksu: I asked my dad if he would have sacrificed me as well.
Susanne Staub: And what did he say?
Nejat Aksu: That he would even make an enemy of God to protect me.
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I had the unique chance of watching one of the best movies of my life - being a huge movie buff myself - today before the official screening of the movie in Toronto. The story of several people in Turkey and Germany and how fate and circumstances connect them and liberate them from their sins, mistakes and guilts. The performances, the phenomenal script, juxtaposition of scenes, direction, locations... everything is sooooo beautifully rendered and executed that leave the viewer with nothing but endless admiration for anyone involved, particularly Faith Akin, whose story-telling and direction deserved a Palme D'or and a Best Foreign Language film Oscar. He won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes 2007 though and deservedly so. The finale easily found its way among my most favorites...
Another Strong Point: The character of father which is faultlessly written and performed!