A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 11, 2004
Original Title:
Gegen die Wand
Alternate Titles:
Contra a Parede
Contra la pared
Duvara Karşı
Head On
Mot veggen
Mot väggen
Головою до стіни
Назустріч стіні
미치고 싶을 때
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
ARTE
Bavaria Film International
Corazón International
NDR
Panfilm
Wüste Film
Wüste Filmproduktion
Production Countries:
Germany | Turkey
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12 CH: 12 DE: 12 JP: R18+ KR: 18
Runtime: 117
With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
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Art Direction:
Sirma Bradley
Assistant Costume Designer:
Almut Stier
Assistant Director:
Andreas Thiel
Assistant Editor:
Nikolai Hartmann
Author:
Fatih Akin
Casting:
Harika Uygur
Mai Seck
Costume Design:
Katrin Aschendorf
Director:
Fatih Akin
Director of Photography:
Rainer Klausmann
Editor:
Andrew Bird
First Assistant Camera:
Carol Burandt von Kameke
Lighting Technician:
Ümit Barlas
Line Producer:
Ali Akdeniz
Music:
Klaus Maeck
Bülent Ersoy
Original Music Composer:
Alexander Hacke
Maceo Parker
Producer:
Stefan Schubert
Ralph Schwingel
Fatih Akin
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Andreas Schreitmüller
Jeanette Würl
Andreas Thiel
Production Design:
Tamo Kunz
Production Manager:
Muharrem Gülmez
Ingrid Holzapfel
Publicist:
Mira Husseini
Special Effects:
Peter Wiemker
Still Photographer:
Kerstin Stelter
Stunt Coordinator:
Ronnie Paul
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