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Head-On
(2004)
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121 min - 
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23 wins
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11 nominations
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Cast
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| Birol Ünel | ... | ||
| Sibel Kekilli | ... | ||
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Catrin Striebeck | ... |
Maren
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| Meltem Cumbul | ... |
Selma (Cousine)
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Stefan Gebelhoff | ... |
Nico
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Francesco Fiannaca | ... |
Mann am Tresen
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Mona Mur | ... |
Stammkundin Zoe Bar
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| Ralph Misske | ... |
Patient 1 (Psychiatrie)
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| Philipp Baltus | ... |
Patient 2 (Psychiatrie)
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Hermann Lause | ... |
Dr. Schiller
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Karin Niwiger | ... |
Kassiererin (Psychiatrie)
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Demir Gökgöl | ... |
Yunus Güner (Vater)
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Cem Akin | ... |
Yilmaz Güner (Bruder)
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Aysel Iscan | ... |
Birsen Güner (Mutter)
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Monique Akin | ... |
Kundin im Friseurladen
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Storyline
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for freedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. Written by Serena P.
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong graphic sexuality, pervasive language, some brutal violence and drug content See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Contra la pared See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
€24,264 (Netherlands) (5 September 2004) (19 Screens)Gross:
€432,956 (Italy) (31 October 2004)Company Credits
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Dolby DigitalColor:
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1.85 : 1
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Cahit: [looking at Sibel and then the guy]
Sibel: Did you see the guy?
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( K: Frank Ziegert, 'Marc Chung (I)' (as Mark Chung), Axel Dill, FM Einheit (as F.M. Strauß); T: Frank Ziegert )
Performed by Abwärts
With kind permission from Independent Musikverlag See more »
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Trivia
During filming, Birol Ünel was told by his doctor that he had to quit drinking alcohol, otherwise he could die. This accounts for Ünel's weight loss in the latter part of the film, though giving up the booze made him so ill at one point that filming had to be suspended. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The psychiatrist at the beginning of the film tells Cahit about a song by the band The The containing the line "If you can't change the world, change your world". The actual quote (from the song "Lonely Planet", included in the album "Dusk") is "If you can't change the world, change yourself". See more »Quotes
Sibel: Cahit! I'm getting laid!Cahit: [looking at Sibel and then the guy]
Sibel: Did you see the guy?
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Soundtracks
"Beim 1. Mal"( K: Frank Ziegert, 'Marc Chung (I)' (as Mark Chung), Axel Dill, FM Einheit (as F.M. Strauß); T: Frank Ziegert )
Performed by Abwärts
With kind permission from Independent Musikverlag See more »
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