Head-On

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Head-On
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NR,2hrs 2min
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2004
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Strand Home Video
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Not about crashing into walls or crashing into other people. It's about crashing into yourself and living to tell the tale. Full Review
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78
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out of 100
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