Gegen die Wand (2004)

121 min · Family Drama, Marital Tragedy, Romance Film, Social Drama

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Directors

Fatih Akin

Cast

Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck, Güven Kiraç, Meltem Cumbul, Stefan Gebelhoff, Demir Gökgöl, Cem Akin, Aysel Iscan, Hermann Lause

The story

Cahit Tomruk is a Turkish German in his 40s. He has given up on life after the death of his wife and seeks solace in cocaine and alcohol. One night, he intentionally drives his car head-on into a wall and barely survives.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alcohol, Alkoholabhängigkeit, Arranged Marriage, Car Crash, Cohabitant, Depression, Drug Abuse, Drugs, Entlassung, Familie, Familienstreit, Flucht, Flucht vor der Ehe, Gefängnis, Gegenwart, German-Turkish Living Together, Hansestadt Hamburg, Hochzeit, Homicide, Hotel Room, Imprisonment, Konstantinopel, Leaving One's Family, Lovestory, Madhouse, Marriage, Missgünstiger Vater, Nervenklinik, Parents Kids Relationship, Rape, Religion and Supernatural, Religious Education, Sanatorium, Schlägerei, Selbstmord, Self-Destruction, Sham Marriage, Suicide Attempt, Support Group, Türkei, Unfälle, Verhältnis

Genres

Family Drama, Marital Tragedy, Romance Film, Social Drama

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