Head On with Birol Ünel: DVD Cover

    Head On
    a.k.a. Against the Wall, Gegen die Wand Director: Fatih Akin Cast: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck, Given Kirac

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/13/2005
    • Original Release: 2004
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 30,764

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Features

    16x9 letterbox version; Optional English subtitles; Deleted scenes; Making-of featurette; Original theatrical trailer; Outtakes; German promo reel

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    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Head-On
    1. Opening [11:24]
    2. Proposal [7:51]
    3. Father's Blessing [8:45]
    4. Wedding [11:30]
    5. Open Marriage [10:11]
    6. Turkish Delight [9:22]
    7. Husband and Wife [7:53]
    8. Family Honour [7:42]
    9. Istanbul [6:35]
    10. Looking to Score [12:09]
    11. Meeting Again [18:03]
    12. Credits [5:11]

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    Editorial Reviews

    German-born Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin writes and directs the drama Gegen die Wand (Head-On). Set in a working-class Hamburg neighborhood, the story follows two Turkish immigrants who get together in a marriage of convenience. Cahit Tomruk (Birol Unel) is a heavy drinker and a fighter who crashes his car into a wall. While visiting his psychiatrist, Dr. Schiller (Hermann Lause), he meets fellow patient Sibel Guner (Sibel Kekilli). She's desperate to get away from her restrictive family, so she asks Cahit to marry her. Wanting to change his life anyway, Cahit agrees to the arrangement. After their wedding, Sibel celebrates her freedom by drinking, dancing, and having one-night stands. Meanwhile, Cahit carries on an intimate relationship with hair stylist Maren (Catrin Striebeck). Eventually, Cahit and Sibel learn to care for one another after a climactic trip to Istanbul. Head-On won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004. Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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    September 11, 2005: i love this movie. Everyone should see it. Fatih Akin is the best. Great acting as well...