The Edge of Heaven

Directed by Fatih Akin

Akin’s accomplished story of six lives interweaving between Germany and Turkey has deservedly won numerous international awards. The father of Hamburg university lecturer Nejat is a lonely widower who pays a prostitute to become his live-in girlfriend. Her activist daughter flees Turkey to Germany and becomes the lover of a German woman. But trouble lurks.

Review

“Utterly assured, profoundly moving.” Variety

Duration:
121 minutes

Languages:
German and Turkish

Country of origin:
Germany and Turkey

Year of production:
2007