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Plot: 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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Ratings:

	7.9/10 Votes: 54,653
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	78/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 447 Popularity: 8.552 | TMDB

Reviews:

A Brilliant, Emotional and Visceral Film
I saw this film yesterday for the second time (I originally saw it last year) and loved it as much as I did the first time. This is probably my favourite film in the last 12 months so hence the need to say my bit. There is a wonderful, powerful, visceral quality to this film which is extremely rare in any art-form (lets be honest), so credit needs to be placed where credit is due – and it is due in huge amounts here. ‘Head On’ takes you on an emotional journey to the edges of the human experience, tempered by an nihilism and a soul-searching despair that feels all too real. These are not so much characters but real people with real dilemma’s, and their life experiences oozes from every visible pore. The two central performances are bloody amazing and a reminder of what real acting (and characterisation) is all about. The direction is profound, not to mention the wonderful soundtrack (the Birthday Party track much appreciated!!). I can’t say anything but complimentary things about this film and in my humble opinion is a modern-day masterpiece. On the small off-chance that the actors/producers/ director or anyone connected to this film reads this, congratulations on a fantastic piece of film-making!

Harsh, Gritty, Tough…Very Moving Film!
‘Gegen die Wand’ in German, ‘Duvara karsi’ in Turkish, or ‘HEAD-ON’ in English is an explosive drama written and directed by Faith Akin, a movie that may be tough to watch, but a movie that has enormous impact. While other films have successfully addressed the particular problems that the immigrant Turkish community in Germany face, few have come as close to examining all sides of the on-going issues of displacement and the effects of familial dispersal in the face of a new culture.

Cahit (Birol Ünel) is a thirty-something lost soul, drinking and snorting himself into oblivion over the loss of his beloved wife. He lives in a slum, spends all his time in sleazy bars getting beaten up for inappropriate behavior until one night he drunkenly drives into a wall (?suicidal?) and ends up in a hospital where he ‘meets’ Sibel (Sibel Kekilli), a young woman who has again attempted suicide as an escape from her strict family’s prevention of her having a life. Hearing Cahit is Turkish, Sibel nonchalantly suggests they ‘marry’: Sibel’s only way to escape her family would be to find a Turkish husband. Though grossly mismatched, the two agree to an ‘open marriage’, they satisfy Sibel’s family, and move in together. Sibel cooks and cleans Cahit’s hovel, and then goes out and sleeps around. This arrangement eventually causes problems for each of them and Sibel moves to Istanbul to escape the horrors of the life she has chosen. Once alone, Cahit is confronted with the reality that Sibel is the only path to salvation for his tragic life and the story proceeds – or rather speed drives – its way to a heartrending finish.

The characters in the film are generally unlikable sorts, especially Cahit, but each actor does so well allowing us to observe the dreary world that faces immigrants in a fractured society that we end up having an amazing amount of compassion for their character creations. Director Akin makes this two-hour plus drama speed by with such solid purpose that it seems a short film. There is considerable nudity and the sexual encounters may be a problem for some viewers, but Akin’s cinematographer Rainer Klausmann makes everything work toward the ultimate message of the film. An interesting touch is Akin’s choice of weaving a chamber music group of a female vocalist with Turkish instrumentalists as a chorus to comment on the action and keep us mindful that, though the film for the most part is set in Germany, this is a very Turkish story! Grady Harp

Other Information:

Original Language de
Runtime 2 hr 1 min (121 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 11030861
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Fatih Akin
Writer Fatih Akin
Actors Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Güven Kiraç
Country N/A
Awards 25 wins & 14 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital EX
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm