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| Birol Ünel | ... | Cahit Tomruk | |
| Sibel Kekilli | ... | Sibel | |
| Catrin Striebeck | ... | Maren | |
| Meltem Cumbul | ... | Selma (Cousine) | |
| Stefan Gebelhoff | ... | Nico | |
| Francesco Fiannaca | ... | Mann am Tresen | |
| Mona Mur | ... | Stammkundin Zoe Bar | |
| Ralph Misske | ... | Patient 1 (Psychiatrie) | |
| Philipp Baltus | ... | Patient 2 (Psychiatrie) | |
| Hermann Lause | ... | Dr. Schiller | |
| Karin Niwiger | ... | Kassiererin (Psychiatrie) | |
| Demir Gökgöl | ... | Yunus Güner (Vater) | |
| Cem Akin | ... | Yilmaz Güner (Bruder) | |
| Aysel Iscan | ... | Birsen Güner (Mutter) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Monique Akin | ... | Kundin im Friseurladen | |
| Canan Ata | ... | Canan | |
| Cahit Aygüler | ... | Schläger | |
| Adam Bousdoukos | ... | Barmann - Hochzeitsnacht | |
| Yilmaz Canan | ... | Türsteher #1 | |
| Aytun Ede | ... | Musiker | |
| Selim Erdogan | ... | Taxifahrer | |
| Tugay Erverdi | ... | Osman #3 | |
| Nurcan Esmertürk | ... | Nurcan | |
| Marco Greiser | ... | Abschlepper Disco | |
| Orhan Güner | ... | Busfahrer | |
| Sileyman Kaplan | ... | Sly | |
| Hatun Kazci | ... | Hatice | |
| Güven Kiraç | ... | Seref | |
| Feridun Koc | ... | Osman #1 | |
| Mehmet Kurtulus | ... | Barmann Istanbul | |
| Zarah McKenzie | ... | Barfrau in der Fabrik | |
| Alma Ouglu Sahin | ... | Türsteher 2 | |
| Reinhold Schulz | ... | Gefängnisbeamter | |
| Tulga Serim | ... | Osman #2 | |
| Tim Seyfi | ... | Bayerischer Taxifahrer | |
| Herr Tekin | ... | Barbier | |
| Andreas Thiel | ... | Standesbeamter | |
| Misra Tomruk | ... | Pamuk - Tochter | |
| Senol Ugurlu | ... | Shane | |
| Fanfare Ciocarlia | ... | Musiker (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Fatih Akin | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Fatih Akin | book | |
Produced by | |||
| Ali Akdeniz | .... | line producer: Turkey | |
| Fatih Akin | .... | co-producer | |
| Mehmet Kurtulus | .... | co-producer | |
| Andreas Schreitmüller | .... | producer: arte | |
| Stefan Schubert | .... | producer | |
| Ralph Schwingel | .... | producer | |
| Andreas Thiel | .... | co-producer | |
| Jeanette Würl | .... | producer: NDR | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alexander Hacke | |||
| Maceo Parker | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Rainer Klausmann | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Andrew Bird | |||
Casting by | |||
| Mai Seck | |||
| Mia Seck | |||
| Harika Uygur | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Tamo Kunz | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sirma Bradley | |||
| Nergis Çaliskan | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Katrin Aschendorf | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nursen Balci | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Daniel Schröder | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Production Management | |||
| Muharrem Gulmez | .... | production manager: Turkey | |
| Ingrid Holzapfel | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Andreas Thiel | .... | assistant director | |
| Nergis Usta | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Christoph Birth | .... | props | |
| Beate ter Schüren | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Richard Borowski | .... | sound mixer | |
| Kai Greve | .... | trouble shooter | |
| Hubert Henle | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Thomas Knop | .... | foley recordist | |
| Jörg Krieger | .... | sound designer | |
| Martin Langenbach | .... | foley artist | |
| Kai Lüde | .... | sound | |
| Matthias Münster | .... | adr recordist | |
| Nani Schumann | .... | sound designer | |
| Herbert Wüst | .... | boom operator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Peter Wiemker | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Emanuel Bettencourt | .... | fights choreographer | |
| Josh Haggerty | .... | stunts | |
| Soncke M. Korries | .... | stunts (as Sönke Korries) | |
| Jochen Lange | .... | stunts | |
| Uwe Mansshardt | .... | stunts | |
| Ronnie Paul | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Almut Stier | .... | costume assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stefanie Delfs | .... | negative cutter | |
| Ilona Gehr | .... | negative cutter | |
| Nikolai Hartmann | .... | assistant editor | |
| Petra Schütt | .... | color grader | |
Music Department | |||
| Klaus Maeck | .... | music consultant | |
| Alex Menck | .... | composer: additional music | |
Other crew | |||
| Mira Amari | .... | coach: actors | |
| Georgios Arvanitis | .... | set intern | |
| Roman Brandt | .... | location manager | |
| Dewi Grobecker | .... | payroll | |
| Uwe Grobecker | .... | production accountant | |
| Oliver Lammert | .... | title designer | |
| Birgit Nentwig | .... | production assistant | |
| Erhan Ozogul | .... | production accountant: Turkey | |
| Andreas Schreitmüller | .... | misc crew | |
| Nergis Usta | .... | continuity | |
| Jan Weber | .... | location manager | |
| Jeanette Würl | .... | misc crew | |
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I expected a typical immigrant drama from this one, but fortunately, the movie proved out to be a lot more than that. Gegen die Wand is the story of a man who loses faith in everything (love, God, nationality, and ultimately life itself), only to regain it in unusual circumstances. If that sounds cheesy, well, it is anything but.
The movie always feels real, never descending into patheticism, and the 2 lead actors portray attractive, interesting characters that totally transcend immigrant archetypes.
Faith Akin was worthy of the best European movie award he got here, as the film succeeds on all levels: immigrant drama, love story, and meditation on different ethical principles.