Head-on Gegen die Wand
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Published
[Hamburg] : [Culver City, Calif.] : Wüste Filmproduktion, GmbH ; Strand Releasing, c2005.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
ger
UPC
712267241125

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a German motion picture in 2003.
General Note
Special features: Original theatrical trailer (2 min.); Hinter der Wand: Frontbericht eines Praktikanten = Head-on: report of an intern [making-of featurette] (30 min.); Deleted scenes (19 min.); Outtakes (13 min.); Other Strand titles [previews] (7 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Rainer Klausmann; editor, Andrew Bird; music consultant, Klaus Maeck; musicians include Selim Sesler and his Orchestra, Idil Üner, Maceo Parker a Band, Aytun Ede, and Fanfare Ciocarlia.
Participants/Performers
Birol Ünel (Cahit), Sibel Kekilli (Sibel), Catrin Striebeck (Maren), Güven Kiraç (Seref), Meltem Cumbul (Selma [cousine]).
Description
Cahit Tomruk is in his forties, a rock 'n' rolling boozer with a purposeless, dead-end job. Sibel Güner desperately wants to escape her conservative Turkish family. Both are German-born Turks equally ill at ease in either culture; seeking a new life, and a morality that will withstand the constant shuttling between codes. They marry--a marriage of convenience, natürlich. Eventually his nihilism and her promiscuity lead to violence and jail for him, and scandal and possible death for her. She goes into hiding in Istanbul and after he gets out, he goes to Turkey to find her. This dark and vibrant story reflects the unstable moods of Turks in Germany, a half assimilated, half-alien population whose future is a question and whose passion is ongoing.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R, for strong graphic sexuality, pervasive language, some brutal violence & drug content.
System Details
DVD; 16x9 letterbox.
Language
In Turkish and German with optional subtitles in English.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Akin, F., Cumbul, M., Kekilli, S., Kıraç, G., Schubert, S., Schwingel, R., Striebeck, C., & Ünel, B. (2005). Head-on: Gegen die Wand . Wüste Filmproduktion, GmbH ; Strand Releasing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fatih Akin et al.. 2005. Head-on: Gegen Die Wand. Wüste Filmproduktion, GmbH ; Strand Releasing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fatih Akin et al.. Head-on: Gegen Die Wand Wüste Filmproduktion, GmbH ; Strand Releasing, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Akin, Fatih, et al. Head-on: Gegen Die Wand Wüste Filmproduktion, GmbH ; Strand Releasing, 2005.

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