HEAD ON: The Films of Fatih Akin
Germany/France 2008/2009, 100 min., German (with English subtitles)
Director: Fatih Akin, Screenplay: Fatih Akin, Adam Bousdoukos, Cinematography: Rainer Klausmann, Editor: Andrew Bird, Music: Klaus Maeck, Pia Hoffmann, Producers: Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, Starring: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, Lucas Gregorowicz, Demir Gökgöl, Wotan Wilke Möhring
Zinos (Bousdoukos), a likable but hopelessly disorganized restauranteur, is the owner of Soul Kitchen, a run-down café in Hamburg that is a second home to a motley crew of lovable eccentrics. When his girlfriend Nadine (Roggan) up and moves to Shanghai, a love-sick Zinos decides to fly after her, leaving his restaurant in the hands of his unreliable ex-con brother, Illias (Bleibtreu).
Both decisions turn out disastrous: Illias gambles away the restaurant to a shady real estate agent, and Zinos finds Nadine with a new lover. If the brothers can stop arguing and cooperate enough to control the mayhem that follows, they might save the Soul Kitchen and their relationship.
Akin’s comedy offers a fresh, take on the “hometown” film genre with an urban, multicultural twist, offering a hilariously entertaining story of self-realization, set to an irresistibly soulful soundtrack.
Presented as part of an 8 film series HEAD ON: The Films of Fatih Akin
AWARDS AND FESTIVALS:
Northern Film Festival Lübeck 2010
Best Feature Film
National Board of Review, USA 2010
NBR Award for Top Five Foreign Films
Hamburg Film Festival 2009
Art Cinema Award for Fatih Akin
Venice Film Festival 2009
Special Jury Prize
Best Film in Competition
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