The Edge of Heaven
2007•2h 2m•7.2•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Fatih Akin
Writer
Fatih Akin
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$18M
Languages
English, Turkish, German
Studio
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Cast
Nurgül Yeşilçay
Ayten Öztürk
Baki Davrak
Nejat Aksu
Patrycia Ziolkowska
Lotte Staub
Tuncel Kurtiz
Ali Aksu
Nursel Köse
Yeter Öztürk
Hanna Schygulla
Susanne Staub
Erkan Can
Cousin Ufuk
Nejat İşler
Commissioner
Güven Kıraç
Security Guard
Lars Rudolph
Mr. Obermüller
İdil Üner
Ärztin
Turgay Tanülkü
Cem
Gökhan Kıraç
Young Police Officer
Gürsoy Gemec
Gas Station Owner's Son
Cengiz Daner
Gas Station Owner
Production
Company
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Company
Anka Film
Company
Dorje Film
Company
FilmFörderung Hamburg
Company
NDR
Company
Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein
Company
nordmedia
Producer
Klaus Maeck
Producer
Fatih Akin
Producer
Ç. Duygu Bingöl
Producer
Jeanette Würl
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