Head-On (2004)

Drama, Romance | 121 min min
IMDB :
8/10
8

Movie Info

  • Directors :
  • Languages : German,Turkish,English
  • Countries: Germany, Turkey
  • Genres: Drama, Romance
  • Keywords: alcoholic, marriage, girl, drinking, drugs, drunkard, drunken man, drunk, alcoholic drink, women's liberation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mental hospital, drug use, marriage proposal, male frontal nudity, drunkenness, age difference, naivety, naive girl, bum, psychiatric patient, manslaughter, drunk driving, turk abroad, german turkish, istanbul turkey, husband wife relationship, accidental killing, turkish, roommate, hospital, woman, cocaine, death, germany, failed suicide attempt, slapping oneself, cult film, blood splatter, ox, university, high school, newspaper, sex with someone unconscious, selim sesler band, bottled water, spritzer, earphones, musical interlude, leather bracelet, shaving, flowers, cooking, grocery store, bb gun, bandage, limp, car accident, concert, tuxedo, death of wife, widower, snorting cocaine, dancing, dancer, clock bomb, packing, balcony, sunrise, vacuum cleaner, alarm clock, penance, release from prison, grand hotel de londres istanbul, voice over narration, hotel marmara istanbul, telephone call, maid, exercise machine, letter, bus station, fireworks, wine, disowning one's sister, cd player, cd, family's shame, family honor, sidewalk cafe, restaurant, cafe, nightmare, breaking a bottle, breaking a drinking glass, time lapse photography, cheating, bus driver, nightclub manager, game playing, joke telling, impotence, airplane, razor blade, piano player, saxophone player, saxophone, father in law son in law relationship, mother in law son in law relationship, hit with an ashtray, hit in the face with an ashtray, hit in the face, open marriage, washing hair, psychologist, zonguldak turkey, d.j., graffiti, garbage, slum, drug dealer, weightlifting, hotel manager, jail visitation, jail, trial, stoned, drug overdose, beating, switchblade, taxi driver, taxi, kebab, aunt niece relationship, carrying a bride over the threshold, driving into a wall, toilet, wedding ring, amusement park ride, amusement park, brother sister relationship, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, uncle nephew relationship, watching tv, s&m, video camera, wedding reception, bullet, gun, rifle, brothel, reference to michael jackson, brother in law brother in law relationship, telling a joke, platonic marriage, bouncer, bloody nose, doctor, kicking, bartender, reckless driving, bar, song, singing, singer, turkish band, band, shower, pierced navel, tattoo, nightclub, dance club, disco, liar, lie, infidelity, unfaithfulness, extramarital affair, tears, crying, friendship, friend, burning a photograph, photograph, refuge, running, pursuit, chase, immigrant, underwear, montage, murder, homosexual, gay slur, obscene finger gesture, apology, divorce, beauty salon, barber shop, female frontal nudity, frankfurt germany, hangover, money, fight, kiss, cigarette smoking, drink, binge drinking, aimlessness, reverse footage, freeze frame, ambiguous ending, turkey the country, multiculturalism, self inflicted injury, honor, bus, knife, car damage, broken glass, female nudity, marriage of convenience, young wife, suitor, wrist slitting, face slap, sexual desire, sexual abuse, razor, psychiatrist, opium, machismo, jealousy, fight for freedom, cousin cousin relationship, chambermaid, brawl, blood, beer, airport, suicide attempt, tradition, stabbing, male nudity, wedding, turkish german, muslim, misery, janitor, immigration, family relationships, ethnicity, bosporus, beard, adultery, violence, sex, rape, punk music, punk rock, prison, hotel, hamburg germany, hairdresser, haircut, accident, death of father, death of mother, actor shares first name with character, st. pauli, breasts, pimp, chocolates, food, malatya turkey, mersin turkey, piano, neck brace, anal sex, drinking binge
  • Original Title: Gegen die Wand
  • Languages: German, Turkish, English
  • Metascore: 78
  • IMDB Url : (tt0347048)
  • Release Date : 2004-03-11

Movie Companies :

Movie Crew

  • Directing :
    • Fatih Akin (Director)
    • Andreas Thiel (Assistant Director)
  • Writing :
    • Fatih Akin (Author)
  • Production :
    • Stefan Schubert (Producer)
    • Ralph Schwingel (Producer)
    • Harika Uygur (Casting)
    • Fatih Akin (Producer)
    • Mehmet Kurtulus (Producer)
    • Andreas Schreitmüller (Producer)
    • Jeanette Würl (Producer)
    • Ali Akdeniz (Line Producer)
    • Andreas Thiel (Producer)
    • Mira Husseini (Publicist)
    • Mai Seck (Casting)
    • Muharrem Gülmez (Production Manager)
    • Ingrid Holzapfel (Production Manager)
  • Art :
    • Tamo Kunz (Production Design)
    • Sirma Bradley (Art Direction)
  • Camera :
    • Rainer Klausmann (Director of Photography)
    • Carol Burandt von Kameke (First Assistant Camera)
    • Kerstin Stelter (Still Photographer)
  • Costume & Make-Up :
    • Katrin Aschendorf (Costume Design)
    • Almut Stier (Assistant Costume Designer)
  • Editing :
    • Andrew Bird (Editor)
    • Nikolai Hartmann (Assistant Editor)
  • Lighting :
    • Ümit Barlas (Lighting Technician)
  • Sound :
    • Alexander Hacke (Original Music Composer)
    • Maceo Parker (Original Music Composer)
    • Klaus Maeck (Music)
  • Sound :
    • Alexander Hacke (Original Music Composer)
    • Maceo Parker (Original Music Composer)
    • Klaus Maeck (Music)
  • Visual Effects :
  • Crew :
    • Peter Wiemker (Special Effects)
    • Ronnie Paul (Stunt Coordinator)
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Movie Story

In ‘Gegen die Wand’ Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for freedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother’s heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent’s house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love.

Actors


Dr. Schiller


Kassiererin


Yunus Güner


Yilmaz Güner


Birsen Güner


Mann am Tresen


Stammkundin Zoe Bar


Patient 1


Barfrau in der Fabrik

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