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Head-On

Head-On

You don't really know how much you can love...

20047.51h 57m

Overview

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.

Directed by Fatih Akin
Written by Fatih Akin
Produced by Ralph Schwingel, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Andreas Schreitmüller
Box Office0Revenue: $11.0M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

drug abusereligious educationalcoholfictitious marriagehomicideroommatesreligion and supernaturalturkeylovefamilyhamburg, germany

About Head-On

Head-On is a drama, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of drug abuse, religious education, alcohol, fictitious marriage, homicide, roommates. Directed by Fatih Akin, it stars Sibel Kekilli, Birol Ünel, Güven Kıraç. 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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