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The Edge of Heaven
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Title: The Edge of Heaven

Release Date: 27 Sep 2007

Runtime: 2h 2m

Genre: Drama

Director: Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Anka Film, Dorje Film, FilmFörderung Hamburg, NDR, Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein, nordmedia

Production Companies: Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Anka Film, Dorje Film, FilmFörderung Hamburg, NDR, Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein, nordmedia

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.187 (313 votes)

Cast

  • Ayten Öztürk: Nurgül Yeşilçay
  • Nejat Aksu: Baki Davrak
  • Lotte Staub: Patrycia Ziolkowska
  • Ali Aksu: Tuncel Kurtiz
  • Yeter Öztürk: Nursel Köse
  • Susanne Staub: Hanna Schygulla
  • Cousin Ufuk: Erkan Can
  • Commissioner: Nejat İşler
  • Security Guard: Güven Kıraç
  • Mr. Obermüller: Lars Rudolph
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