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  • The Edge of Heaven
  • Opened May 21, 2008 | Runtime:2 hr. 2 min.
  • NR
    sexually suggestive scenes
  • In a Turkish enclave in Bremen, patriarchal widower Ali brings home Yeter, a local prostitute, to tend to his domestic needs. Yeter is saving money to finance her daughter Ayten’s college education in Turkey. When Yeter is accidentally killed, Read More
  • Cast: Baki Davrak, Tuncel Kurtiz, Nursel Köse, Nurgul Yesilcay, Hanna Schygulla
  • Director: Fatih Akin
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

The Edge of Heaven Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Edge of Heaven

    Elegant, intelligent and redemptive. Focused on the human condition, the consequences of choice and how personal perspectives dictate the tenor of the world we think we see. Beautifully paced and acted, and featuring the great Hanna Schygulla.

    NMW

The Edge of Heaven Critic Reviews

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  • 100
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    Oropelled by memorable performances by mostly unknown actors. The most famous...

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    The experience of seeing this film is cumulative, sober and profound.

  • 100
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    With impeccable skill, Akin has made a film roiling with cruelty but guided by...

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The best approach is to begin with the characters, because the wonderful, sad,...

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