Mar 11, 2004
117 min
Full-HD

Head-On (2004)

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.

Category

Drama Romance

Country

Germany Turkey

Companies

Corazón International Panfilm Wüste Filmproduktion ARTE Bavaria Film International NDR

Sibel Kekilli

Sibel Güner

Birol Ünel

Cahit Tomruk

Güven Kıraç

Seref

Meltem Cumbul

Selma

Adam Bousdoukos

Barmann

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Barmann Istanbul

Stefan Gebelhoff

Nico

Catrin Striebeck

Maren

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