The Edge of Heaven

2007
7.7| 2h2m| en| More Info
Released: 27 September 2007 Released
Producted By: Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country: Turkey
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.yasaminkiyisinda.com/
Synopsis

The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.

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Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Andres-Camara When I see this film, I wonder why there is always talk of forgiveness in such extreme cases that society is not really willing to forgive. Anyone on the street if they were at the site of these characters, would not forgive what is forgiven in this movie.I'm surprised one thing about the movie. How well he sometimes uses ellipsis and how badly he uses them at other times. The latter are usually when you do not know how to get out of the moment in which you have gotten, makes an ellipsis and continues, however at other times, tells you several planes of a journey that no one cares to see. However good that is the ellipsis of the airport.The actors are very well. We have two types, those who forgive everything and those who only do bad things. But they are all very well in their roles. The problem is that being interesting the film and getting it is not slow if it makes it distant.He has a photograph that does not tell me anything other than thinking I do not use it.The manager, at least we have to thank him for not boring us. Other directors with this type of movies, they are very bored. He does not know how to make plans and many times he rolls it in a general way, which cools the situation and uses ellipsis halfway.Within the bad, the movie can be seen
Kirpianuscus different places and cultures and emotions. and the freedom as the common axis. dramatic and subtle and bitter and honest. a film about the desire and duty and answers only as sketches. it is one of movies who becomes, scene by scene, a kind of mirror for the viewer. for the hypothesis and shadows and tension and the pieces of a drama who seems be so familiar. because it is not only a story about the search of a girl in the middle of a different world. but a definition of the contemporary society and its borders. so, a story about love and meets and the portraits of illusory happiness. useful. maybe, ass diagnosis.
elasmarhadi This is one of my favorite movies of all time. "Fatih Akin" succeeded to mix different characters and stories and even cultures to create a superb film that will make you admire the subtle crossroad of the stories evoked in such great dexterity. This movie deals with love, hope and freedom in a unique and clever way - not in a shallow "deja-vu" way.Although there's many different characters, these pieces of the story create a single magnificent puzzle of emotions and stories- one could call it fate. Akin will keep you mesmerized during all the movie with a great cast that radiate energy and truthfulness. you'll certainly be attached to all of them and to all of their stories. The script is very well written and elaborated along with a remarkable cinematography. But what makes you truly fall in love with this movie is for sure the ending. A creative and well thought ending that will not bring much to the story but at the same time will make it so rich and unforgettable. It will keep the story running in your mind and make you wonder about how every meeting with someone, is a crossroad - or even a turning point in your life. I've said earlier that this movie is about love, hope and freedom, but what really this movie is about life - or it is the same thing, isn't it?
paul2001sw-1 So many films tell bland stories based on clichéd characters, whose ultimate destiny is established in the first tracking shot. But this intelligent film is based on a set of interesting individuals whose evolving personal histories quietly command attention. There's an elderly Turkish man, living in Germany, capable of both gentlemanly and violent behaviour; his son, successful but shy and unconnected to those around him; the prostitute he takes as a substitute for a wife; her politically radical daughter; the German student that the daughter falls for; and the student's mother, a conservative hausfrau with a less conservative past. Their lives intersect, but messily, not neatly, and director Faith Akin chooses to end his film before being forced to a near resolution. The film doesn't exactly make you sit on the edge of your seat; but it feels both true to life and utterly personal. It's a thoughtful movie in the best sense of that word.