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After the gangsters who killed his father come to settle a score, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers - one Latino family's quest for honor and revenge as the hunted become the hunters.

Boran has been on the run from the police for 20 years. Back then, he was sent to prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery, from where he escaped. He left nothing behind; his wife and their son were killed in a car accident. At least that's what he thinks until one day he receives a letter in which a little girl claims to be his granddaughter.

Matthias Habich
Boran

Henry Hübchen
Martin Rogatzki

Mehmet Kurtuluş
Deniz Akim

Lisa Martinek
Hanna

Karoline Teska
Clara
Boran is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 2002. Directed by Alexander Berner, it stars Matthias Habich, Henry Hübchen, Mehmet Kurtuluş. Boran has been on the run from the police for 20 years. Back then, he was sent to prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery, from where he escaped. He left nothing behind; his wife and their son were killed in a car accident. At least that's what he thinks until one day he receives a letter in which a little girl claims to be his granddaughter.
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