The Edge of Heaven
The Edge of Heaven
The Edge of Heaven
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2007
2h 2m
7.2(342 votes)
Drama

Overview

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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Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
FilmFörderung Hamburg
NDR
nordmedia

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Nurgül Yeşilçay

Ayten Öztürk

Nurgül Yeşilçay
Acting

Baki Davrak

Nejat Aksu

Baki Davrak
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Patrycia Ziolkowska

Lotte Staub

Patrycia Ziolkowska
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Tuncel Kurtiz

Ali Aksu

Tuncel Kurtiz
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Nursel Köse

Yeter Öztürk

Nursel Köse
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Hanna Schygulla

Susanne Staub

Hanna Schygulla
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Erkan Can

Cousin Ufuk

Erkan Can
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Nejat İşler

Commissioner

Nejat İşler
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Güven Kıraç

Security Guard

Güven Kıraç
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Lars Rudolph

Mr. Obermüller

Lars Rudolph
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İdil Üner

Ärztin

İdil Üner
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Turgay Tanülkü

Cem

Turgay Tanülkü
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Gökhan Kıraç

Young Police Officer

Gökhan Kıraç
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Gürsoy Gemec

Gas Station Owner's Son

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Cengiz Daner

Gas Station Owner

Cengiz Daner
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Elcim Eroglu

Elcim

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Nurten Güner

Nurten

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Asuman Altinay

Türkan

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Production

Ali Akdeniz

Plainclothes Police

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Nadire Irtel

Woman in the Stairwell

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Sevilay Demirci

Nurhan

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Öznur Kula

Prisoner

Öznur Kula
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Gokce Isil Tuna

Prisoner

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Sileyman Kaplan

Arif

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Stefanie Piehl

Traffic Policewoman

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Jörg Jänicke

ASB

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Annette Uhlen

Judge

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Directing

Andreas Thiel

Consulate Staff

Andreas Thiel
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Cigdem Göymen

Selen

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Writing

Önder Çakar

Riza Bey

Önder Çakar
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Salih Kaar

Turkish Street Boy

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Ömer Kaar

Turkish Street Boy

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Mert Koc

Turkish Street Boy

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Feridun Koç

Security Guard

Feridun Koç
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Ilhan Hüzmeli

Waiter

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Faik Hüzmeli

Waiter

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Sule Nayir

Prison Guard

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Yusuf Kaba

Flute Player

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Aliye Alioglu

Old Woman in Camburnu

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Sabata Ahmetovic

Student

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Production

Emre Cosar

Cengiz (uncredited)

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Manu Mencía Calvo

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Yelda Reynaud

Emine (uncredited)

Yelda Reynaud

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