Fratricide (2005)

Two young Kurdish refugees, recently arrived in Germany struggle to make their way through the harshness of the occidental city. Their encounter with a gang of Turks will rapidly led them ... See full summary »

Director:

Yilmaz Arslan

Writer:

Yilmaz Arslan

Stars:

Xevat Gectan, Erdal Celik, Bulent Buyukasik

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Xevat Gectan	...	Ibo (as Xewat Geçtan)
Erdal Celik	...	Azad
Bulent Buyukasik	...	Zeki
Nurretin Celik	...	Semo
Yusef Geçtan	...	The messenger
Taies Farzan	...	Zilan
Necmettin Çobanoglu	...	Zeki's father
Özay Fecht	...	Zeki's mother
Oral Uyan	...	Ahmet
Xhiljona Ndoja	...	Mirka
Tatyana Goncharova	...	Olga (as Tatiana Goncharova)
Danuta Medrala	...	Sonja
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mathieu Akuyz
Coskum Ayfekin	...	Ibo's father
Bokir Bozlak

Storyline

Two young Kurdish refugees, recently arrived in Germany struggle to make their way through the harshness of the occidental city. Their encounter with a gang of Turks will rapidly led them into an inevitable tragical spiral filled with death and revenge

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Plot Keywords:

turk | revenge | dog | homesickness | rape | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Luxembourg Germany France

Language:

Turkish Kurdish German

Release Date:

12 April 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Fratricide

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,343, 18 February 2007

Gross USA:

$5,428

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,428

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tarantula, Backup Media, Film Fund Luxembourg

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

a bloody story of conflicts between ethical groups

It seems that not many people have seen this film. It is shown on a few cinemas in France. The story is about Kurt and Turky conflicts in German. Somebody may feel it nasty because of the bloody scenes and the hate between those two ethical groups. However, I feel very sorrow for them. I was once a immigrant in a totally new environment and I feel uneasy and face a lot of problems, (luckily not as much as those on the screen). When you are the minority and all your fellows stick to the historical hostile towards another minority group, it is very hard for an individual to exit the doomed tragedy. The film evoke two basic questions faced by a lot of newcomers: is this rich country better than the poor hometown? & Can we forget the past in the new world?