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Dominican Rep. Head-On
- Original title
- Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
- Year
- 2004
- Running time
- 121 min.
- Country
Germany- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Birol Ünel
Sibel Kekilli- Catrin Striebeck
Güven Kiraç- Meltem Cumbul
- Cem Akin
- Aysel Iscan
- Demir Gökgöl
Hermann Lause- Stefan Gebelhoff
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- Music
Various- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Germany-Turkey;
- Genre
- Drama | Immigration
- Synopsis
- Cahit is a German Turk at his late 30's. He has given up with his life after his beloved wife's death, and he's living a miserable life right in the core of cocaine and excessive drinking. One night, he semi-intentionally crashes into a wall, and barely survives. At the hospital he's taken to, he meets a girl, Sibel, another German Turk who's tried to commit suicide. She's sick and tired of her family's ultra-traditional issues, and asks Cahit to carry out a white marriage with her out of the blue, so that she can become a married woman and get rid of her family's revolting pressure. Cahit is turned off by the idea at first, but then he agrees to take part in this plan. As Sibel tells him straightaway that she's interested in absolute freedom involving other men and he agrees, they live as roommates with separate private lives for a while. Then things take a different turn, and they're no longer two indifferent roommates. But their love story won't be anywhere as simple as any other.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2005: Independent Spirit Awards: Nomianted for Best Foreign Film2004: Berlin Film Festival: Golden Bear Best Film, FIPRESCI Award2004: European Film Awards: Best Movie, Audience Award Best Director2004: Goya Awards: Best European Film2004: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best European Film2003: 5 German Film Awards: including Best Film and Director
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 21 My Favorite German Movies (53)
- 39 My Top 10 Movies from 2004 (88)
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