Head On
Golden Bear winner from this year's Berlin Film Festival.
A random meeting between a man and a woman (Kurdish/German) at a hospital, he with a neck injury after hitting a brick wall drink driving, she for attempted "suicide". During their stay the woman gets the crazy notion that they should get married so she can get away from her domineering and strict parents. He has been self-destructive after the love of his life died, meanwhile she feels suffocated by her controlling parents. What seems like a terrible idea turns out to be a love story that surpasses everything.
A rare beautiful and powerful love story that really makes an impact.
Original title Gegen Die Wand
Year 2004
Director Fatih AKIN
Screenplay Fatih AKIN
Cinematography Rainer KLAUSMANN
Producer Ralph SCHWINGEL, Stefan SCHUBERT
Cast Birol UNEL, Sibel KIKELLI, Catrin STRIBECK, Güven KIRAC
Runtime 2h 3m
Format ??? Print/Format ???
Links IMDb