Head-On (2004) [N/A]

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

You don't really know how much you can love...

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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