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The Edge of Heaven
The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven

Genres

Drama

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The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.

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Budget

$3800000

Revenue

$17804565

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

7.215/10

Release Date

27 September 2007

Country

Germany

Cast

Nurgül Yeşilçay

Nurgül Yeşilçay

Ayten Öztürk

Baki Davrak

Baki Davrak

Nejat Aksu

Patrycia Ziolkowska

Patrycia Ziolkowska

Lotte Staub

Tuncel Kurtiz

Tuncel Kurtiz

Ali Aksu

Nursel Köse

Nursel Köse

Yeter Öztürk

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Susanne Staub

Erkan Can

Erkan Can

Cousin Ufuk

Nejat İşler

Nejat İşler

Commissioner

Güven Kıraç

Güven Kıraç

Security Guard

Lars Rudolph

Lars Rudolph

Mr. Obermüller

İdil Üner

İdil Üner

Ärztin

Turgay Tanülkü

Turgay Tanülkü

Cem

Gökhan Kıraç

Gökhan Kıraç

Young Police Officer

Gürsoy Gemec

Gürsoy Gemec

Gas Station Owner's Son

Cengiz Daner

Cengiz Daner

Gas Station Owner

Elcim Eroglu

Elcim Eroglu

Elcim

Nurten Güner

Nurten Güner

Nurten

Asuman Altinay

Asuman Altinay

Türkan

Ali Akdeniz

Ali Akdeniz

Plainclothes Police

Nadire Irtel

Nadire Irtel

Woman in the Stairwell

Sevilay Demirci

Sevilay Demirci

Nurhan

Öznur Kula

Öznur Kula

Prisoner

Gokce Isil Tuna

Gokce Isil Tuna

Prisoner

Sileyman Kaplan

Sileyman Kaplan

Arif

Stefanie Piehl

Stefanie Piehl

Traffic Policewoman

Jörg Jänicke

Jörg Jänicke

ASB

Annette Uhlen

Annette Uhlen

Judge

Andreas Thiel

Andreas Thiel

Consulate Staff

Cigdem Göymen

Cigdem Göymen

Selen

Önder Çakar

Önder Çakar

Riza Bey

Salih Kaar

Salih Kaar

Turkish Street Boy

Ömer Kaar

Ömer Kaar

Turkish Street Boy

Mert Koc

Mert Koc

Turkish Street Boy

Feridun Koç

Feridun Koç

Security Guard

Ilhan Hüzmeli

Ilhan Hüzmeli

Waiter

Faik Hüzmeli

Faik Hüzmeli

Waiter

Sule Nayir

Sule Nayir

Prison Guard

Yusuf Kaba

Yusuf Kaba

Flute Player

Aliye Alioglu

Aliye Alioglu

Old Woman in Camburnu

Sabata Ahmetovic

Sabata Ahmetovic

Student

Emre Cosar

Emre Cosar

Cengiz (uncredited)

Manu Mencía Calvo

Manu Mencía Calvo

Prisoner (uncredited)

Yelda Reynaud

Yelda Reynaud

Emine (uncredited)

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