Hazal is 17 and lives in Berlin. Her biggest wish: to be given a chance. For her 18th birthday she wants to escape the everyday grind and party with her friends. But an incident changes everything. Hazal is forced to flee.
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Cast
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Melia Kara
Hazal
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Doppelhaushälfte
Jamilah Bagdach
Elma
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Police
Vermisst in Berlin
Asya Utku
Gül
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Nurgül Ayduran
Ebru
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Mina Sagdiç
Semra
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House Without Roof
Tutkunum Sana
Jale Arıkan
Sultan
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Bye Bye Germany
Ercan Karaçaylı
Salih
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Hindafing
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Ali-Emre Sahin
Onur
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Doğa Gürer
Mehmet
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Eat Pray Bark
Rhinegold
Haydar Şahin
Halil
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Absent
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Sultan Elif Taş
Gözde
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The Magnificent Century
Orhan Kılıç
Ömer Kuzu
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NSU German History X
Elveda Rumeli
Aslı Özarslan Director · Claudia Schaefer Writer Fatma Aydemir Author
First release February 17, 2024 · Produced in Germany, Türkiye, France · Languages German, Turkish
Production
Achtung Panda!
Production
istos film
Production
jip film & verleih
Production
Tripode Productions
Production
Germany · Türkiye · France
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Languages
Original title
Ellbogen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Turkish
Release dates
Germany · February 17, 2024
Premiere · Berlinale Generation
Germany · September 5, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 16, 2024 · Premiere · Festival Augenblick
Hungary
August 15, 2025 · Digital · HBO MAX
Indonesia
June 8, 2024 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
South Korea
July 12, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival
August 21, 2025 · Digital · 2025-VF01193
Türkiye
July 25, 2025 · Theatrical
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