Year: 2004
Duration: 01:56:42
Directed by: Fatih Akin
Actors: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck
Language: German | Turkish | English | English Subtitles
Country: Germany | Turkey
Also known as: Contra la pared, Contra a Parede, De plein fouet, Mod muren, Contra la pared, Mot väggen, Suoraan seinään, Mazi, pote!, Glavom kroza zid, Fallal szemben, La sposa turca, Michigo sipeul ttae, Mot veggen, Glowa w mur, Head On – A Esposa Turca, Cu capul înainte, Glavom kroz zid, Mot väggen, Duvara karsi, Head-On, Contra la pared, Head-On
Description: Sibylle – Turkish girl, who grew up in Hamburg. She loves too much life to live with the fate of a pious Muslim. To get rid of care of the family, she has to sign a fictitious marriage with a fellow countryman. The girl chooses Kahit.
Review: Ruthless in all respects picture of Fatih Akin’s “Head on the Wall ‘, of course, holds a special place not only in German and Turkish cinema, but also in world cinema.
The story reveals the problems of integration of migrants in Europe, their unwillingness to follow the laws and usages of the country in which the resident. Against the background of the believing family where her sister’s brother breaks his nose, relationships and Sibel Kahita look quite natural. For her, it’s a chance to fly away from the tight grip of the family, but for him … something different, something special, but, alas, he realized it was too late.
“Murder in the name of family honor”, which wayward Sibel did not foresee, but that she was able to escape, – a colorful illustration of the fact that some sections of society law – is an empty phrase, as they build their lives in the tradition, is not always fair, not always logical, often contradictory laws and morals.
I would like to emphasize the music in this film. Was very moved when he heard the song «I feel you» group Depeche Mode (line out of it you see in the header of review), and writhing in convulsions of happiness «Temple of love» band Sisters of Mercy. And without the Turkish music scene simply would lose its flavor.
The film Gegen die Wand is about love and fear of change your life, folly, cruelty and hope, faith, and the problems of modern society. On the problems of acute requiring action.
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Fatih Akin has made better films. Also worse. I can not bring myself to like that movie. A lot of unsexy nudity.
Not the quality made this movie popular in Europe but the fun-fact that Sibel Kekilli received honors for her acting – and then got revealed she was a porn-performer right before. So actually there are good actors in porn too 😉