The Edge of Heaven

Director: Fatih Akin
Genre: Drama
Rated: M
Running Time: 122 minutes

Directed by Fatih Akin (Head On) and awarded Best Screenplay at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, The Edge of Heaven is a powerful and thought-provoking meditation on the great divide which exists between different cultures, generations and people.

When Ali, a Turkish immigrant living in Bremen, asks Yeter to move in with him, it causes a rift with his son Nejat, a professor of German studies at a nearby university. But Yeter too is distanced from her daughter Ayten whom she deserted in Turkey when she fled for a better life. Yeter resolves to accept Ali's offer- a decision which sparks a chain reaction of incidents, taking us on a journey from Breman to Istanbul, and from family to family in a character-driven drama which spirals compellingly towards its stunning finale.

Featuring a powerful performance from the legendary Grand Dame of German Cinema, Hanna Schygulla, The Edge of Heaven is about a father, son, mother, daughter and the gulf between Germany and Turkey, between the West and Islam, between repentance and forgiveness.

Special Features: Interview with director Fatih Akin, Diary of a Travelling Filmmaker, Original theatrical trailer, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound.

From acclaimed director Fatih Akin (HEAD ON, CROSSING THE BRIDGE) comes THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, a meditative drama which explores the sufferings of Turkish-German immigrants. Winning Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film festival in 2007, THE EDGE OF HEAVEN is a flawless character-driven story.

Tuncel Kurtiz stars as Ali, a Turkish immigrant who has resettled in Bremen. Ali frequents brothels, a habit which leads him to Yeter, a middle-aged Turkish prostitute who works from the doorway of the brothel. Due to a misunderstanding, Yeter receives death threats from a group of Turkish men, thus prompting Ali to propose that he pay for her to move in with him on a permanent basis. She accepts - a decision which sparks a chain reaction of incidents, taking us on a journey from Bremen to Istanbul, from family to family in a character-driven drama which spirals compellingly towards its stunning finale.

Boasting a cast which includes the legendary "Grand Dame" of German Cinema, Hanna Schygulla (THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN, THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT, EFFI BRIEST), THE EDGE OF HEAVEN is a powerful and thought-provoking meditation on the great divide which exists between different cultures, generations and people.