Gegen Die Wand
One of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, Head-On follows two young Turkish-Germans who are forced into a marriage of convenience which ultimately blossoms into a bond of mutual admiration. Erotically charged, darkly funny, Head-On is a journey you won't forget.
AMG Plot: German-born Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin writes and directs the drama Gegen die Wand (Head-On). Set in a working-class Hamburg neighborhood, the story follows two Turkish immigrants who get together in a marriage of convenience. Cahit Tomruk (Birol Unel) is a heavy drinker and a fighter who crashes his car into a wall. While visiting his psychiatrist, Dr. Schiller (Hermann Lause), he meets fellow patient Sibel Guner (Sibel Kekilli). She's desperate to get away from her restrictive family, so she asks Cahit to marry her. Wanting to change his life anyway, Cahit agrees to the arrangement. After their wedding, Sibel celebrates her freedom by drinking, dancing, and having one-night stands. Meanwhile, Cahit carries on an intimate relationship with hair stylist Maren (Catrin Striebeck). Eventually, Cahit and Sibel learn to care for one another after a climactic trip to Istanbul. Head-On won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004. — Andrea LeVasseur
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Birol Unel | Cahit |
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Güven Kirac | Seref |
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Zarah Jane McKenzie | Barfrau in der Fabrik |
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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 |
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Sibel Kekilli | Sibel |
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Ralph Misske | Ammer Patient 1 (Psychiatrie) |
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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 Gokgol | Yunus Güner (Vater) |
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Cem Akin | Yilmaz Güner (Bruder) |
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Aysel Iscan | Birsen Güner (Mutter) |
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Orhan Guner | Busfahrer |
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Herr Tekin | Barbier |
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Meltem Cumbul | Selma (Cousine) |
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Andreas Thiel | Beamter Trauung |
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Adam Bousdoukos | Lukas Barmann (Hochzeitsnacht) |
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Monique Akin | Kundin im Friseurladen |
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Marco Greiser | Abschlepper Disco |
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Senol Ugurlu | Shane |
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Sileyman Kaplan | Sly |
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Hatun Kazci | Hatice |
| Director | Fatih Akin |
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| Writer | Fatih Akin | |
| Producer | Ali Akdeniz, Fatih Akin, Mehmet Kurtulus, Andreas Schreitmüller, Stefan Schubert, Ralph Schwingel, Andreas Thiel, Jeanette Würl | |
| Musician | Alexander Hacke, Maceo Parker | |
| Photography | Rainer Klausmann | |
| Edition | Gegen Die Wand |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | GERMAN: Dolby Digital Stereo TURKISH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Subtitles | English |
| Distributor | Strand |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Regions | 1 |