“On the Edge of Paradise” ( German: “Auf der anderen Seite” , tour. “Yaşamın Kıyısında” , English “The Edge of Heaven” , 2007 ) - German - Italo - Turkish cinema drama of German director of Turkish origin Fatih Akin , nominated for “ Golden Palm Branch ”and received the prize for the best script of the Cannes Film Festival .
| On the edge of paradise | |
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| tour. Yaşamın Kıyısında , him. Auf der anderen Seite | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Fatih Akin |
| Producer | Fatih Akin , Jeanette Wurle Klaus Majek, Andreas Thiel |
| Author script | Fatih Akin |
| In the main cast | Nurgul Yeshilchay , Hannah Shigulla Bucky Davrak, Tunnel Curtis |
| Operator | Rainer Klausmann |
| Composer | Chantelle |
| Film company | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Anka Film, Dorje Film |
| Duration | 122 min |
| A country |  Germany  Turkey  Italy |
| Tongue | German , Turkish , English |
| Year | 2007 |
| IMDb | ID 0880502 |
The film premiered on May 23, 2007 at the Cannes Film Festival . The film was released in wide rental in Germany on September 27 . In Russia, the picture was released in a limited edition on September 4, 2008 .
Story
The film tells about the life of German Turks in modern Germany . The film is divided into three parts: Death Yeter, Death Lotta and On the Edge of Paradise.
Initially, Nejat did not approve when his widowed father Ali began to live with a prostitute Yeter . Upon learning that Yeter earned money to help his daughter Ayten in Turkey study at the university, Nejat began to treat her more favorably. During a sudden quarrel, Ali pushes and accidentally kills Yeter. This death separates father and son. The undead go to Turkey to find Ayten, but she, being a political activist, hid from the Turkish police in Germany. Undead, without knowing it, buys out a bookstore and stays in Turkey to find a girl.
In Germany, Ayten made friends with Charlotte ( Lotta ), who invited her to stay at home. Gradually, a romantic relationship develops between the girls. Suzanne , Lotta's mother, does not perceive the quick-tempered and direct Aiten. Aiten was soon detained and deported back to his homeland, where she was in prison. Then Lotta leaves for Turkey, hoping to rescue his mistress. Ali, who completed his imprisonment, is also returning to Turkey, and soon Susannah will be in Istanbul ...
All lines of history gradually intersect, and, despite the tragic collisions, the “light at the end of the tunnel” is still visible ...
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nurgul Yeshilchay | Ayten Ozturk |
| Bucky Davrak | Nezhat Aksu |
| Tunnel Curtis | Ali Aksu |
| Hannah Shigulla | Frau Suzanne Staub |
| Patricia Ziółkowska | Charlotte (Lotta) Staub |
| Nursel Köse | Yeter Ozturk |
| Yelda Reynaud | Emina |
| Lars Rudolph | Marcus Obermüller |
| Andreas Thiel | consular worker |
Film crew and production
- Director: Fatih Akin
- Screenplay: Fatih Akin
- Producers: Fatih Akin , Jeanette Würl , Klaus Maeck, Andreas Thiel
- Operator: Rainer Klausmann ( Rainer Klausmann )
- Artists: Sirma Bradley, Tamo Kunz
- Composer: Chantel ( Shantel )
- Editing: Andrew Bird
- Costumes: Katrin Aschendorf
- Cast: Monique Akin
Production of Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) (Germany), Anka Film ( Turkey ), Dorje Film ( Italy ).
Rent in Russia - “ Cinema Without Borders ” (premiere on September 4, 2008 ).
Awards and nominations
The film won 17 awards and was nominated 7 times.
Cannes Film Festival
- 2007 - nomination for the Golden Palm Branch .
- 2007 - prize for the best script for the film Fatih Akin .
Links
- The official website of the film (German) - 10.11.2008.
- " On the Edge of Paradise ” on the Internet Movie Database
- On the edge of paradise on the site Arthouse.Ru (Russian)
- Information about the film on the site Film.ru (Russian) - 10.11.2008.