Author Archives: agayles
Gegen die Wand (Head-On)
With actors Birol Unel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck, Guven Kirac; available on DVD in the US and Germany Rezension von Julia Schroeder: Der Film “Gegen die Wand” von Fatih Akins ist eine dramatische und brutale Tragikomödie und gleichzeitig eine zärtliche Liebesgeschichte … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, family, identity, marriage, migration, pop culture, violence
Angst isst Seele auf (Fear Eats the Soul)
With actors Brigitte Mira and Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss available with English subtitles on the Criterion Collection DVD of Ali: Fear Eats Soul Links: IMDB, Film Portal
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Tagged fate, neo-Nazis
Alltag
With actors Florian Panzner and Neelesha Bavora Deutschland 2002, TV-Spielfilm Links: IMDB, Film Portal
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Tagged community, gang culture, hip-hop, pop culture, Turkish neighborhood
Alles auf Zucker! (Go for Zucker)
With actors Henry Hübchen and Hannelore Elsner; available on DVD in Germany and U.S. Review by Jennifer Lau: Nothing brings an estranged family together like the death of a loved one and the subsequent promise of an inheritance. In Dani Levy’s 2004 … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, conflicts, culture, family, generations, German reunification, Germany, Jewish, religion, tradition
Brudermord (Fratricide)
With actors Xevat Gectan, Erdal Celik, Bulent Buyukasik, Nurettin Celik, Yusuf Gectan, Taies Farzan, Oral Uyan, Xhiljona Ndoja; Available on DVD in Germany Summary: Semo, a Kurdish immigrant and pimp living in Germany, offers to pay for his younger brother Azad … Continue reading
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Tagged Arslan_Yilmaz, asylum, drama, education, employment, family, identity, migrants, violence
Geboren in Absurdistan (Born in Absurdistan)
With actors Julia Stemberger; Karl Markovics, Meltem Cumbul, Ahmet Ugurlu, Josef Hader; available on DVD Summary: In the hospital the new-born babies of an Austrian couple and a Turkish family of immigrant workers are mixed up and go home with … Continue reading
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Tagged Allahyari, citizenship, comedy, deportation, discrimination, family, identity, migration, prejudice
Am Rand der Städte (On the Outskirts)
Zwischen den größeren türkischen Küstenstädten, am Rande der Durchfahrtsstraßen im Süden, sind in den letzten Jahren Siedlungen entstanden, deren Struktur und Aussehen für die Türkei völlig neu sind. Große Wohnblöcke sind kreisförmig um eine Art Park herumgebaut, in dem sich … Continue reading
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Tagged community, guest workers, migration, mobility, return, Turkey
Abschied von Gestern (Yesterday Girl)
With actors Hans Brammer and Ursula Dirichs Anita G. is a young East German woman who comes to West Germany in hopes of a better life. With no real home and no job, she gets into trouble with the law … Continue reading
