The Edge of Heaven
In The Edge of Heaven, writer-director Fatih Akin gives us an exquisitely moving yet resolutely unsentimental story of six people whose lives intersect in Germany and Turkey. When a Turkish septuagenarian hires a prostitute as his live-in lover, their children are sent on a journey of loss, discovery, and love.
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Cast & Crew
Director: Fatih Akin
Producer: Fatih Akin, Andreas Thiel, Klaus Maeck
Editor: Andrew Bird
Screenwriter: Fatih Akin
Cinematographer: Rainer Klausmann
Awards: Official Oscar Submission 2007 (Best Foreign Language Film)
Cannes Film Festival 2007 (Best Screenpl
Music: Shantel
Principal Cast: Nurgül Ye?ilçay, Baki Davrak, Patrycia Ziolkowska, Nursel Köse, Tuncel Kurtiz
Filmography: Crossing the Bridge (2006); Head On (2004); Solino (2002); In July (2000); Short Sharp Shock (1998)
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Great film - far more engaging than the description :-), May 14, 2008
By Rich Wasserman
“Obviously, I wasn't so turned off by the description that I skipped this film. Though my decision was more based on a gut feel and the inclusion of it in the Emerging Masters series.
When I read the description I thought it might be a fairly slow story. I was very wrong and strongly”
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Edge Of Heaven, May 18, 2008
By Jeff Cavanaugh
“Six stories, each one worthy of its own full-length feature, are interwoven into a complex tapestry of loneliness, grief, passion (for a person and for a cause), and hope. At once heartbreaking and uplifting. Recommended.”
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It's only Day 1 and I think I've already seen my best-of-the-fest, May 24, 2008
By Joe Shapiro
“Wow. This is filmmaking. Subtle, engaging, beautifully woven, and keeps on catching you just a little bit off-guard. I felt like I was in the presence of a true master.”
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Edge of Heaven, May 25, 2008
By Dan Rosson
“While intertwining supposedly unrelated stories together isn't exactly innovative in film anymore, The Edge of Heaven manages to do it in a way that makes it seem unique. The one thing I didn't like about the film was the politics. The rest was great. ”
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