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The Edge of Heaven

Original title: Auf der anderen Seite
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
33K
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The Edge of Heaven (2007)
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A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.

  • Director
    • Fatih Akin
  • Writer
    • Fatih Akin
  • Stars
    • Baki Davrak
    • Gürsoy Gemec
    • Cengiz Daner
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    33K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fatih Akin
    • Writer
      • Fatih Akin
    • Stars
      • Baki Davrak
      • Gürsoy Gemec
      • Cengiz Daner
    • 66User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 38 wins & 23 nominations

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    Tuncel Kurtiz and Nursel Köse in The Edge of Heaven (2007)

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    Baki Davrak
    Baki Davrak
    • Nejat Aksu
    Gürsoy Gemec
    • Sohn des Tankstelleninhabers
    Cengiz Daner
    • Tankstelleninhaber
    Tuncel Kurtiz
    Tuncel Kurtiz
    • Ali Aksu
    Nursel Köse
    Nursel Köse
    • Yeter Öztürk
    Nurgül Yesilçay
    Nurgül Yesilçay
    • Ayten Öztürk
    Idil Üner
    • Ärztin
    Erkan Can
    Erkan Can
    • Cousin Ufuk
    Turgay Tanülkü
    Turgay Tanülkü
    • Cem
    Elcim Eroglu
    • Elcim
    Nurten Güner
    • Nurten
    Asuman Altinay
    • Türkan
    Gökhan Kiraç
    • Junger Polizeibeamter
    Nejat Isler
    Nejat Isler
    • Kommissar
    Lars Rudolph
    Lars Rudolph
    • Herr Obermüller
    Ali Akdeniz
    • Zivilpolizist 1. Mai
    Nadire Irtel
    • Frau im Treppenhaus
    Sevilay Demirci
    • Nurhan
    • Director
      • Fatih Akin
    • Writer
      • Fatih Akin
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Nurgül Yesilçay - who is a big star in her native Turkey - had doubts about taking on the part of Ayten as she wasn't sure how audiences would react to seeing her as a revolutionary lesbian.
    • Goofs
      In the film, the year is 2006 and it is the Festival of Sacrifices (Kurban Bayrami), a religious holiday. Everybody is in summer clothes and many of them are sweating. The Festival of Sacrifices in 2006 in Turkey was in winter, at the end of December.
    • 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.

    • Crazy credits
      The film's title appears twice: in the middle of the film at 1 hour 25 mins and after the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Fatih Akin - Tagebuch eines Filmreisenden (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Ben Seni Sevdigimi
      Written by Maçkali Hasan Tunç

      Performed by Kazim Koyuncu and Sevval Sam

    User reviews66

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    Featured review
    8/10
    We are all connected
    This is the "Short Cut" concept once again, but in a much more clever way. It says that everybody are destined to get together. For better and for worse. We don't know it, but our movie audience understands.

    This is also about the relation between Germany and Turkey and West and East at the present moment. The two are closer now than they used to be, but both parts are still hurt after each meeting. Unconditional love is hard to reach, but people try, without knowing it.

    A movie about sadness but also a little about hope. Many things are too late, but some things aren't. You'll definitely sit through the final scene, for reasons which shall not be mentioned here.
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    • stensson
    • Nov 25, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2007 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Turkey
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • German
      • Turkish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • On the Other Side
    • Filming locations
      • Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Anka Film
      • BKM, kulturelle Filmförderung des Bundes
      • Dorje Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $742,349
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,257
      • May 25, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,804,565
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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