Head-On (2004)
- Starring:
- Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, (more)
- Director(s):
- Fatih Akin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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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 Ünel) 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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 118 mins
Complete Cast:
- Birol Ünel - Cahit
- Catrin Striebeck - Maren
- Meltem Cumbul - Selma
- Aysel Iscan - Birsen Guner
- Stefan Gebelhoff - Nico
- Adam Bousdoukos - Lukas
- Mehmet Kurtulus - Huseyin
- Sibel Kekilli - Sibel
- Given Kirac - Seref
- Cem Akin - Yimaz Guner
- Demir Gokgol - Yunus Guner
- Hermann Lause - Dr. Schiller
- Ralph Misske - Ammer
- Güven Kiraç
- Director(s):
- Fatih Akin
- Writer(s):
- Fatih Akin
- Producer(s):
- Stefan Schubert, Ralph Schwingel
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Profanity, Not For Children, Graphic Violence, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Situations, Substance Abuse, Adult Humor)
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- 2004 - Head-On - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
- 2005 - Head-On - National Society of Film Critics - Best Foreign Language Film
