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The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven

20077.22h 2m

Overview

The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.

Directed by Fatih Akin
Written by Fatih Akin
Produced by Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, Ç. Duygu Bingöl
Box OfficeBudget: $3.8MRevenue: $17.8M

Top Cast

Nurgül Yeşilçay

Nurgül Yeşilçay

Ayten Öztürk

Baki Davrak

Baki Davrak

Nejat Aksu

Patrycia Ziolkowska

Patrycia Ziolkowska

Lotte Staub

Tuncel Kurtiz

Tuncel Kurtiz

Ali Aksu

Nursel Köse

Nursel Köse

Yeter Öztürk

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Susanne Staub

Erkan Can

Erkan Can

Cousin Ufuk

Nejat İşler

Nejat İşler

Commissioner

Güven Kıraç

Güven Kıraç

Security Guard

Lars Rudolph

Lars Rudolph

Mr. Obermüller

Themes & Keywords

prisondying and deathmotherfuneralgermanyloss of loved onerelease from prisonhomelandwomen's prisonturkeystepmotherbrementragic

About The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of prison, dying and death, mother, funeral, germany, loss of loved one. Directed by Fatih Akin, it stars Nurgül Yeşilçay, Baki Davrak, Patrycia Ziolkowska. The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.

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