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- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC/EAN: 712267280124
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112351013
- Studio: Strand Releasing
- Release Date: October 14, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #12898 in Movies (See Top 100 Movies Bestsellers)
- #222 in World Cinema (See Top 100 World Cinema Bestsellers)
- #32 in Foreign Films, General (See Top 100 Foreign Films, General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Edge of Heaven" starring Baki Davrak to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Edge of Heaven"Browse more products related to "Baki Davrak, Nursel Kose and Fatih Akin"ReviewSight and Sound, 03/01/2008, p.63-64, "[I]t offers a technically accomplished and deeply compassionate meditation on loss and consolation..." Entertainment Weekly, 05/30/3008, p.67, "Hopping from Germany to Turkey and back again, Akin is out to capture the ways that a globalized world can tear up our hearts, and repair them, too." -- Grade: A- New York Times, 05/21/2008, "[I]t has a cumulative power, both intellectual and emotional, of its own..." Los Angeles Times, 05/30/2008, "[C]aptivating....It's a beautiful, unexpectedly enrapturing story about a world in transition and both the closeness and unbridgeable divide between generations and cultures." Entertainment Weekly, 12/26/2008, Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "All the actors are splendid, but it's Hanna Schygulla, as that scold of a mother, who floors you." Release NoteDVD Features: DVD Features: Product NotesThe drama from director Fatih Akin (HEAD-ON) catapults audiences through an unforgettable journey from Turkey to Germany. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE) explores the relationship between a father and son, as well as the contentious issues of immigration and bureaucracy. Nejet isn't pleased with his father's new girlfriend, a prostitute named Yeter, until he discovers that Yeter is actually a stand-up single parent with a good heart. But, when Yeter suddenly passes away, she leaves in her wake a great divide between Nejet and his father. In a desperate attempt to fill the void, Nejet travels to Germany in search of Yeter's political activist daughter, only to quickly become embroiled in her life. Presented in German, Turkish, and English (with English subtitles), writer-director Akin's THE EDGE OF HEAVEN is a searing tale of interwoven lives. Director Fatih Akin (HEAD-ON) flies between Germany and Turkey for this drama. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE) explores the relationship between a father and son, as well as the contentious issues of immigration and bureaucracy. In German, Turkish, and English, with English subtitles. If You Enjoy "The Edge of Heaven (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Edge of Heaven (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
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