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BOTTOMING OUT

Fatih Akin writes and directs today's film in far darker colors than yesterdays road picture.

Gegen die Wand / Head On (2004)

Two suicide attempters meet in hospital and start a relationship.

Actually, the woman is seeking escape from a rigid Turkish Muslim family. The guy just wants to drink.

Not a good start.

This is a very smart film but very dark.

Lots of twists and turns.

They do fall in love eventually but is it too late?

You will have to wait and see,.

Akin is a Turkish German so we are right on the wavelength. Orthodox versus non-practicing is a big part of it. Also active alcoholism. And a lot of sex.

This uses all the new wavish kind of perspectives. A lot of twists. No romantic approaches. Gritty. And a "greek chorus" of a turkish band between acts.

A big award winner in Europe.

I would not mind seeing it again.

A 4 out of Netflix5.

Labels: films