The destinies of six characters are bound together by fate in this gripping and moving feature from acclaimed director Fatih Akin (Head On, Crossing the Bridge). A terrific Turkish-German film about the conflict and beauty of the world as seen and experienced by two very different cultures.

NRD

The story begins as widower Ali seeks out companionship with the prostitute Yeter, setting in motion a chain of events that will link three families across different cultures, countries and generations. Also tied up in the plot is Ayten, Yeter's daughter, who is politically active in Turkey and flees to Germany where she befriends Lotte, a middle-class German student who follows her to Istanbul after Ayten's deportation. Lotte's conservative mother Susanne, is played by Hanna Schygulla, a legend of German film.

"The Edge of Heaven tackles, without ever simplyfing or trying to resolve too neatly, issues of diasporas and cross-generational kinship" - The Telegraph

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