The Edge of Heaven

– Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in gir..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 2 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Original Name:
Auf der anderen Seite
The Edge of Heaven (2007) - Also known as Auf der anderen Seite

Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. But he grows fond of her when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter's university studies. Yeter's sudden death distances father and son. Nejat travels to Istanbul to search for Yeter's daughter Ayten. Political activist Ayten has fled the Turkish police and is already in Germany. She is befriended by a young woman, Lotte, who invites rebellious Ayten to stay in her home, a gesture not particularly pleasing to her conservative mother Susanne. When Ayten is arrested and her asylum plea is denied, she is deported and imprisoned in Turkey. Lotte travels to Turkey,where she gets caught up in the seemingly hopeless situation of freeing Ayten.

The Edge of Heaven (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Sep 2007

Language:

German, Turkish, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Fatih Akin

Writer:

Fatih Akin

Main Actors:

Baki Davrak, Nurgül Yesilçay, Tuncel Kurtiz, Nursel Köse

Plot:

Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. But he grows fond of her when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter's university studies. Yeter's sudden death distances father and son. Nejat travels to Istanbul to search for Yeter's daughter Ayten. Political activist Ayten has fled the Turkish police and is already in Germany. She is befriended by a young woman, Lotte, who invites rebellious Ayten to stay in her home, a gesture not particularly pleasing to her conservative mother Susanne. When Ayten is arrested and her asylum plea is denied, she is deported and imprisoned in Turkey. Lotte travels to Turkey,where she gets caught up in the seemingly hopeless situation of freeing Ayten.

Awards:

33 wins & 15 nominations.

Gross profit:

$700,000

Production:

Strand Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
Metacritic:
85%