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		HEAD-ON international title: Head-on original title: Gegen die Wand country: Germany year: 2003 genre: fiction directed by: Fatih Akin film run: 100' release date: AT 02/04/2004, DE 22/04/2004, 21/07/2004, IT 15/10/2004 screenplay: Fatih Akin cast: Meltem Cumbul, Sibel Kekilli, Gueven Kirac, Catrin Striebeck, Birol Uenel cinematography by: Rainer Klausmann film editing: Andrew Bird producer: Ralph Schwingel, Stefan Schubert production: Wueste Filmproduktion, Corazón International distributor: Timebandits Films, Polyfilm (AT), MK2 (FR), BIM (IT) sales agent: Bavaria Film International

synopsis

The tale of two lost souls, torn between desperation and an intense longing for hope, in which twenty year-old Sibel, desperate to escape the suffocating traditional discipline of her family, convinces disillusioned alcoholic Cahit to marry her.

main awards/selection

Berlinale 2004
Golden Bear Migiliore Actrice (Sibel Kekilli)
Fispresci Prize

EFA 2004
Best Film

The Jameson People’s Choice Awards 2004
Best Director (Fatih Akin)


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