Berlinale Favorites: Head-On (Kopf gegen die Wand)
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Germany, 2004, 35mm, 117 min., Director: Fatih Akin, Cast: Sibel Kekilli, Birol Ünel, Catrin Striebeck
Cahit is a middle-aged drunk. Sibel is a suicidal woman half his age, stuck at home with repressive relatives. They're two troubled Turks, adrift in Germany. A chance encounter at a psychiatric hospital represents a way out. If Cahit will marry her, Sibel can flee her family. As for Cahit, he won't be alone anymore, left to mourn his dead wife and drink his life away. Gradually, their marriage of convenience starts to resemble the real thing.
Fatih Akin is a German director and actor of Turkish origin. His film Head-On won the Golden Bear Award, the German Film Award and the European Film Award, bringing him international attention.
Golden Bear 2004
Part of the film series "Berlinale Favorites: Sixty Years of Outstanding Film".
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