Auf der anderen Seite (2007)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Fatih Akin

Writer:

Fatih Akin (writer)

Release Date:

27 September 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Turkey | Istanbul | Germany | Death | Prostitute

Awards:

20 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Nurgül Yesilçay	...	Ayten Öztürk aka Gül
Baki Davrak	...	Nejat Aksu
Tuncel Kurtiz	...	Ali Aksu
Hanna Schygulla	...	Susanne Staub
Patrycia Ziolkowska	...	Charlotte 'Lotte' Staub
Nursel Köse	...	Yeter aka Jessy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erkan Can	...	Nejat's Cousin
Yusuf Kaba	...	Flute player
Yelda Reynaud	...	Emine
Lars Rudolph	...	Markus Obermüller
Andreas Thiel	...	Konsulatsmitarbeiter
Idil Üner	...	Pregnant doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
Fatih Akin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fatih Akin		writer

Produced by
Ali Akdeniz	....	co-producer
Fatih Akin	....	producer
Paolo Colombo	....	co-producer
Alberto Fanni	....	co-producer
Nevra Koçoglu	....	supervising producer
Klaus Maeck	....	producer
Funda Odemis	....	co-producer
Erhan Ozogul	....	co-producer
Christian Springer	....	line producer
Andreas Thiel	....	producer
Jeanette Würl	....	producer
Flaminio Zadra	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Shantel

Cinematography by
Rainer Klausmann

Film Editing by
Andrew Bird

Casting by
Monique Akin

Production Design by
Sirma Bradley
Tamo Kunz

Art Direction by
Seth Turner

Costume Design by
Katrin Aschendorf

Makeup Department
Maike Heinlein	....	makeup artist
Mediha Safak	....	makeup artist
Daniel Schröder	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Tolga Dundar	....	assistant production manager
Aksel Kamber	....	production manager
Tina Mersmann	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Surk-Ki Schrade	....	assistant director
Seren Yüce	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jan Feil	....	property master: inside
Elif Tasçioglu	....	property master

Sound Department
Ahmt Sut Alban	....	sound
Richard Borowski	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andreas Hildebrandt	....	sound designer
Jörg Krieger	....	sound designer
Martin Langenbach	....	foley artist
Kai Lüde	....	sound mixer
Jörn Martens	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Peter Wiemker	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Philipp Eckel	....	film recording
Birk Ewert	....	2D graphic artist
Michael Krämer	....	digital compositor
Philipp Schneider	....	visual effects editor
Christoph Schröer	....	lead digital compositor
Matthias Schulze-Kirketerp	....	digital colorist
Alex Brommer	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Ali Haznebar	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Julien Aksoy	....	third assistant camera: Istanbul
Gokhan Atilmis	....	director of photography: Istanbul
Emre Basaran	....	focus puller: second unit
Faruk Belbidi	....	dolly grip
Kuray Benirtray	....	lighting technician
Matthias Bode	....	grip assistant
Ethem Dag	....	second assistant camera: Istanbul
Julia Drache	....	second assistant camera
Özgür Eken	....	first assistant camera: Istanbul
Torsten Lemke	....	lighting design
Astrid Miegel	....	first assistant camera
Olcay Oguz	....	camera operator: second unit
Carsten Scharrmann	....	key grip
Kerstin Stelter	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chandra Liebetanz	....	wardrobe assistant
Ceylan Senbark	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Ursina Merkt	....	post-production assistant
Marcus Ott	....	supporting editor

Music Department
Klaus Maeck	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Ayse Barim	....	production consultant
Can Bemir	....	office runner: Turkey
Emre Cosar	....	production accountant
Agnès Leroy	....	press attachée: France
Margaret Metz	....	production coordinator
Céline Petit	....	press attachée: France

Thanks
Andreas Thiel	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Anka Film
• BKM (funding)
• Dorje Film
• Filmförderung Hamburg (funding)
• Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (funding)
• Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (funding)
• Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein (funding)
• Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
• nordmedia Fonds GmbH (funding)

Distributors

• First Distributors (2007) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Bitters End (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cineworx (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Folkets Bio (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Medyavizyon (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Pandora Filmproduktion (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Pyramide Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Rosebud (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sharmill Distributors (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Strand Releasing (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Noble Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Corazón International  publicity
• Mama Filmcatering  catering

Also Known As:

Ai confini del paradiso (Italy)
On the Other Side (International: English title) (literal title)
The Edge of Heaven (International: English title)
Yasamin kiyisinda (Turkey: Turkish title)

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

Germany | Turkey | Italy

Language:

German | Turkish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Germany:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:M | UK:15 (re-rating on appeal) | UK:18 (original rating) | France:Unrated | Sweden:15 | Ireland:15A (re-rating on appeal) | Ireland:16 (original rating) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Finland:K-11 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Japan:PG-12

Filming Locations:

Bremen, Germany

Company:

Anka Film

Trivia:

Fatih Akin originally conceived the film as being part Missing (1982) and part Frantic (1988).

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Lotte is driving through Bremen, she passes a bus in which Jeter (Jessy) and Baki were sitting after visiting Baki's father in the hospital. The first time we see them sitting in the bus, they are sitting together in the same seat. When Lotte passes the bus, they are sitting opposite of each other.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fatih Akin - Tagebuch eines Filmreisenden (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Sahara Blues

"this my friend, this is cinema!"

many of us who watched or are thinking about watching Faith Akin's latest film are most probably turning to it after being impressed by his more than amazing Head-On which i personally love! To avoid disappointment, besides the tag line which seems pretty similar these two movies are not very much alike. The best would be to take 'TEOH' as what it is and not as "Head-On the sequel".

the movie tells us the story of a young Turkish professor who lives and most probably grew up in Germany, and now decides to set on a journey back to his hometown to find the daughter of his father's new girlfriend. as it turns out finding someone in a foreign country is not that easy, and as such there are many emotions and surprises involved.

what especially stands out are the cinematography which presents a beautiful and colorful Turkey and the direction which is nothing less than superb! although there are no big names in the cast, as a whole it performed a great job, especially by Nurgul Yesilcay who portrayed the looked for daughter and Hanna Schygulla who portrayed the mother of this daughter's lover.

for me, just as it was a great movie it could have been a great book, especially because of the ending that no matter how hard i tried just didn't let me get this movie out of my head. in an interview i've seen of the newly internationally acclaimed and appreciated director he mentions Emir Kustorica and also confesses how after making Head-On he thought he knew one or two things about cinema and how now after making The Edge Of Heaven he knows that nor he nor many others have any idea what cinema really is. He ends by quoting Mr. Kustorica after watching TEOH saying "this my friend, this is cinema."

highly recommended to anyone who...to everyone!