Head-On (Gegen die Wand)

Mon Mar 07, 2011

21:00

Location

Ayioi Omoloyites Cultural Workshop
Archontiko Ierodiakonou
Aghialou and Ayioi Omoloyites Corner
Nicosia, Nicosia 1080

Description

Cahit is a German Turk in his 40s. One night he semi-intentionally crashes into a wall. 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 marry her, so that she can get rid of her family's revolting pressure. After the marriage, 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.

Cast:
Birol Ünel (Cahit Tomruk)
Sibel Kekilli (Sibel)
Catrin Striebeck (Maren)
Meltem Cumbul (Selma)

Director: Fatih Akin
Writer: Fatih Akin
Runtime: 121 min
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: 16
Language: German, Turkish, English
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2004

The film will be shown within the framework of the film festival "No Rules Land" organized by the Photography and Cinematography club of Ayioi Omoloyites Cultural Workshop.

Cost: Free for members (€10 annual subscription fee)

[youtube=mSyJwq3FSq8]Head-On Trailer[/youtube]