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In July

In July

A Summer Night's Dream.

20007.21h 36m

Overview

Daniel’s drab existence as a physics teacher takes an adventurous turn when he falls in love with a Turkish girl named Melek. He spontaneously decides to follow her to Instanbul by car. On the road across Europe, he picks up his free-spirited friend Juli, who is secretly in love with him.

Directed by Fatih Akin
Written by Fatih Akin
Produced by Ralph Schwingel, Stefan Schubert
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Top Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Daniel Bannier

Christiane Paul

Christiane Paul

Juli

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Isa

İdil Üner

İdil Üner

Melek

Branka Katić

Branka Katić

Luna

Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin

Rumänischer Grenzbeamter

D

Dylan Gray

Ungarischer Grenzbeamter

Jochen Nickel

Jochen Nickel

Leo

Cem Akin

Cem Akin

Türkischer Grenzbeamter

Sandra Borgmann

Sandra Borgmann

Marion

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Themes & Keywords

holidaysunsolar eclipsehighwaysummersummer vacationhitchhikinghamburg, germany

About In July

In July is a adventure, comedy, romance film released in 2000 exploring themes of holiday, sun, solar eclipse, highway, summer, summer vacation. Directed by Fatih Akin, it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Mehmet Kurtuluş. Daniel’s drab existence as a physics teacher takes an adventurous turn when he falls in love with a Turkish girl named Melek. He spontaneously decides to follow her to Instanbul by car. On the road across Europe, he picks up his free-spirited friend Juli, who is secretly in love with him.

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