The Edge of Heaven

Name: The Edge of Heaven
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-09-27
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Nurgül Yeşilçay, Baki Davrak, Patrycia Ziółkowska, Tuncel Kurtiz, Nursel Köse

2007·Movie·15·122 min·★ 7.2(372)

Drama

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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About The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven is a 2007 German-language drama film directed by Fatih Akin. The cast is led by Nurgül Yeşilçay, Baki Davrak, Patrycia Ziółkowska. It has a runtime of 2h 2m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla.

The Edge of Heaven was produced by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Anka Film, and Dorje Film and made in Germany and Turkey. It was released on September 27, 2007, and carries a 15 certification. Made on a budget of about $4 million, it went on to gross $18 million worldwide.

Director: Fatih Akin
Writers: Fatih Akin
Release date: September 27, 2007
Original language: German
Age rating: 15
Status: Released
Country: Germany, Turkey
Budget: $4 million
Box office: $18 million
Production: Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Anka Film, Dorje Film

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The Edge of Heaven cast & crew

The Edge of Heaven was directed by Fatih Akin and written by Fatih Akin.

The cast features Nurgül Yeşilçay as Ayten Öztürk, Baki Davrak as Nejat Aksu, Patrycia Ziółkowska as Charlotte "Lotte" Staub, Tuncel Kurtiz as Ali Aksu, Nursel Köse as Yeter "Jessy" Öztürk, and Hanna Schygulla as Susanne Staub.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Rainer Klausmann and it was produced by Fatih Akin and Klaus Maeck.

Is The Edge of Heaven worth watching?

The Edge of Heaven holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 372 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 2h 2m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, The Edge of Heaven is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Edge of Heaven

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