Head-On
“You don't really know how much you can love...”
With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
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Sibel Kekilli
Sibel Güner
Known for
Game of Thrones
When We Leave
Birol Ünel
Cahit Tomruk
Known for
Soul Kitchen
Sleepless Night
Güven Kıraç
Şeref
Known for
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman
Bad Cat
Meltem Cumbul
Selma
Known for
The Magnificent Century
Lovelorn
Catrin Striebeck
Maren
Known for
You Are Wanted
The Collini Case
Stefan Gebelhoff
Nico
Known for
Manta, Manta
The Door
Adam Bousdoukos
Barmann
Known for
Soul Kitchen
Smuggling Hendrix
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Barmann Istanbul
Known for
Into the Night
The Protector
Demir Gökgöl
Yunus Güner
Known for
Soul Kitchen
Cem Akin
Yılmaz Güner
Known for
Soul Kitchen
In July
Aysel İşcan
Birsen Güner
Known for
In the Fade
Orhan Güner
Bus Driver
Known for
Endless Love
Berlin Kaplanı
Fatih Akin Director · Maceo Parker Composer Alexander Hacke Composer
Worldwide gross $11M · First release February 12, 2004 · Produced in Germany, Türkiye
Box office
Worldwide gross
$11,030,861
Production
Corazón International
Production
Wüste Film
Production
ARTE
Production
Bavaria Film International
Production
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
Production
NDR
Production
Pan-Film
Production
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Wüste Filmproduktion
Production
Germany · Türkiye
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Gegen die Wand
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Turkish
Release dates
Germany · February 12, 2004
Premiere · 54th Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · March 11, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
April 2, 2004 · Digital
Italy
October 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
June 12, 2005 · Digital
South Korea
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 6, 2004 · Digital
Türkiye
March 12, 2004 · Theatrical
July 8, 2025 · Theatrical
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