The Edge of Heaven
The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.
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Cast
43 people
Nurgül Yeşilçay
Ayten Öztürk
Known for
Magnificent Century: Kösem
7 Husbands for Hurmuz
Baki Davrak
Nejat Aksu
Known for
Wounded Love
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Patrycia Ziółkowska
Charlotte "Lotte" Staub
Known for
Solino
Tuncel Kurtiz
Ali Aksu
Known for
The Magnificent Century
Ezel
Nursel Köse
Yeter "Jessy" Öztürk
Known for
The Yard
Cold Hell
Hanna Schygulla
Susanne Staub
Known for
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Erkan Can
Cousin Ufuk
Known for
On Board
Black Money Love
Yelda Reynaud
Emine
Also in
Living & Dying
The Wound
Nejat İşler
Commissioner
Known for
Losers' Club
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman
Güven Kıraç
Security Guard
Known for
Head-On
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman
Lars Rudolph
Mr. Obermüller
Known for
Werckmeister Harmonies
Look Who's Back
İdil Üner
Ärztin
Known for
In July
Head-On
Fatih Akin Director · Rainer Klausmann Cinematographer Gökhan Atılmış Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $3.8M · United States release May 21, 2008
Box office
Budget
$3,800,000
Worldwide gross
$17,804,565
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Production
Anka Film
Production
Dorje Film
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FilmFörderung Hamburg
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NDR
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Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein
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nordmedia
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Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
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FFA
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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nordmedia Fonds GmbH
Production
Germany · Türkiye
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Languages
Original title
Auf der anderen Seite
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Turkish
Release dates
France · May 23, 2007
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany · September 27, 2007
Theatrical
United States · May 21, 2008
Theatrical
Austria
October 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 4, 2007 · Digital
France
November 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
February 14, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 10, 2008 · Digital
Japan
December 27, 2008 · Digital
Poland
August 4, 2007 · Digital
Romania
September 27, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 26, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 22, 2008 · Theatrical
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