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The latest film from Fatih Akin, German director of Gegen die Wand (Head On).  Another great offering from this talented director and screenwriter of Turkish descent.  The film moves back and forth between Bremen and Istanbul tracing the fortune of various interconnected characters who are either German, Turks or both!  It is a film that has an inventive but coherent storyline – even the coincidences that would seem far fetched under another director’s work, plenty to say and reflect on about our choices in life and the loyalty to both family and strangers, and some great acting.  The Turks led by Baki Davrak, Tunçel Kurtiz, the wonderful Nursel Köse as Yeter the prostitute, Nurgul Yesilçay, and the glorious Hanna Schygulla returning in a grand supporting role.  An attractive film with ups and downs it is intensely human and has a great ending.

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