2004 · 122 min · NR

Head-On

Name: Head-On
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2004
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Sibel Kekilli, Birol Ünel, Güven Kıraç, Meltem Cumbul, Adam Bousdoukos

Directed by Fatih Akin · Drama, Romance

Head-On (2004) is a Drama film, directed by Fatih Akin set in Hamburg and Istanbul during the 2000s.

Themes of love & longing run throughout.

Composer

Alexander HackeMaceo Parker

Cinematography

Rainer Klausmann

Cast

Sibel KekilliBirol ÜnelGüven KıraçMeltem CumbulAdam BousdoukosMehmet KurtuluşStefan GebelhoffCatrin Striebeck

The world of this film

Setting

Where

HamburgIstanbul

Setting

Urban

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing

Tone

BleakMelancholicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Istanbul — 1970s
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Head-On

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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