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Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

Genres

Drama

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Thomas Arslan's second feature film and part of his Berlin-trilogy is a slow-paced milieu study of German-Turkish youth in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The film depicts the every day life, domestic conflicts, dreams and disappointments of three siblings and their aimless, meandering strolls through the Kreuzberg district.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

27 November 1997

Country

Germany

Cast

Tamer Yiğit

Tamer Yiğit

Erol

Kool Savas

Kool Savas

Ahmed

Serpil Turhan

Serpil Turhan

Leyla

Hildegard Kuhlenberg

Hildegard Kuhlenberg

Mutter

Fazli Yurderi

Fazli Yurderi

Vater

Mariam El Awad

Mariam El Awad

Sevim

Bülent Akil

Bülent Akil

Tayfun

Bilge Bingul

Bilge Bingul

Ufuk

Erhan Emre

Erhan Emre

Neco Çelik

Neco Çelik

Ramazan Coskun

Ramazan Coskun

Raymond Tarabay

Raymond Tarabay

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