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Title: Head-On (2004)
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| Birol Ünel | ... | Cahit | |
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Güven Kiraç | ... | Seref |
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Zarah Jane McKenzie | ... | Barfrau in der Fabrik (as Zarah McKenzie) |
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Stefan Gebelhoff | ... | Nico |
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Catrin Striebeck | ... | Maren |
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Francesco Fiannaca | ... | Mann am Tresen |
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Mona Mur | ... | Stammkundin Zoe Bar |
| Sibel Kekilli | ... | Sibel | |
| Ralph Misske | ... | Patient 1 (Psychiatrie) | |
| Philipp Baltus | ... | Patient 2 (Psychiatrie) | |
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Hermann Lause | ... | Dr. Schiller |
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Karin Niwiger | ... | Kassiererin (Psychiatrie) |
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Demir Gökgöl | ... | Yunus Güner (Vater) |
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Cem Akin | ... | Yilmaz Güner (Bruder) |
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Aysel Iscan | ... | Birsen Güner (Mutter) |
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for freedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. Written by Serena P.
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I haven't watched such a great movie for a long time and it is really great to see that this is a Turkish movie. After Nuri Bilge Ceylan's success with Uzak in Cannes Film Festival, Fatih Akin made a very successful move in contributing to Turkish cinema. First of all, the movie explains the life of the Turkish immigrants in Germany in a perfect way. We see how they cannot be neither German nor Turkish anymore. They are stuck in between and they act as punks. For instance, it is really true that most of the young Turkish people in Germany cannot speak Turkish, like Cahit. We also see the ridiculous pressure of Sibel's family: For instance, while her married brother threatens&beats her whenever she has a boyfriend, he and his friends can comfortably speak about how they sleep with prostitutes! Also the cast is very good, especially Sibel Kekilli and Birol Unel. I loved the scene where we can see the smile in Sibel's eyes in the amusement park: she is so much in love... In addition, there are so many things to say about the movie.. The story is a very striking one itself. The hopelessness of the characters in a world without love and moral values are explained so well-without making it dramatic. Also, Sibel's life in Istanbul, her cousin's life-like many of us: still single and waiting to be promoted!- are also judgements beside the main genre. The music is also very nice, with Depeche Mode and also traditional Turkish music. Faith Akin has really made a good job.. The script is excellent and the scenes are all pieces of artwork. I wish the best for him and all the cast and I hope to see movies perfect like this in the future too...