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🎬 Movie

Head-On

2004 · 117 min Drama Romance
⭐ 7.5 / 10 · TMDB

With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Gegen die Wand
Year 2004
Country Germany, Turkey
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Fatih Akin
Runtime 117 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.5/10 (618 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Fatih Akin

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Sibel Kekilli

Sibel Kekilli

Sibel Güner
Birol Ünel

Birol Ünel

Cahit Tomruk
Güven Kıraç

Güven Kıraç

Seref
Meltem Cumbul

Meltem Cumbul

Selma
Adam Bousdoukos

Adam Bousdoukos

Barmann
Mehmet Kurtuluş

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Barmann Istanbul
Stefan Gebelhoff

Stefan Gebelhoff

Nico
Catrin Striebeck

Catrin Striebeck

Maren
Demir Gökgöl

Demir Gökgöl

Yunus Güner
Cem Akin

Cem Akin

Yilmaz Güner

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