Auf der anderen Seite (2007)

Director:

Fatih Akin

Writer:

Fatih Akin

Release Date:

27 September 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Police | Prostitute | Germany | Rooftop

Awards:

27 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Nurgül Yesilçay	...	Ayten 'Gül' Öztürk
Baki Davrak	...	Nejat Aksu
Tuncel Kurtiz	...	Ali Aksu
Hanna Schygulla	...	Susanne Staub
Patrycia Ziolkowska	...	Charlotte 'Lotte' Staub
Nursel Köse	...	Yeter / Jessy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ali Akdeniz	...	Plainclothes Policeman May 1
Aliye Alioglu	...	Old woman in Camburnu
Asuman Altinay	...	Türkan
Onder Cakar	...	Riza Bey
Erkan Can	...	Nejat's Cousin
Emre Cosar	...	Cengiz
Gengiz Daner	...	Gas station owner
Sevilay Demirci	...	Nurhan
Elcim Eroglu	...	Elcim
Gürsoy Gemec	...	Son of gas station owner
Cigdem Göymen	...	Selen
Nurten Güner	...	Nurten
Faik Hüzmeli	...	Waiter Londra
Ilhan Hüzmeli	...	Waiter Londra
Nadire Irtel	...	Woman in staircase
Nejat Isler	...	Commissioner
Jörg Jänicke	...	ASB
Salih Kaar	...	Turkish street kid
Ömer Kaar	...	Turkish street kid
Yusuf Kaba	...	Flute player
Sileyman Kaplan	...	Arif (as Süleyman 'Sly' Kaplan)
Gökhan Kirac	...	Young Police Officer
Güven Kiraç	...	Security guard
Feridun Koc	...	Security guard
Mert Koc	...	Turkish street kid
Öznur Kula	...	Prisoner
Manu Mencía Calvo	...	Actor
Sule Nayir	...	Prison guard
Stefanie Piehl	...	Policewomen traffic check
Yelda Reynaud	...	Emine
Lars Rudolph	...	Markus Obermüller
Turgay Tanülkü	...	Cem
Andreas Thiel	...	Konsulatsmitarbeiter
Gokce Isil Tuna	...	Prisoner
Annette Uhlen	...	Judge
Andreas Westphal	...	Policeman traffic check
Michael Wolf	...	Border Official
Idil Üner	...	Doctor

Directed by
Fatih Akin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fatih Akin

Produced by
Ali Akdeniz	....	co-producer
Fatih Akin	....	producer
Paolo Colombo	....	co-producer
Alberto Fanni	....	co-producer
Nevra Koçoglu	....	supervising producer
Klaus Maeck	....	producer
Funda Odemis	....	co-producer
Erhan Ozogul	....	co-producer
Christian Springer	....	line producer
Andreas Thiel	....	producer
Jeanette Würl	....	producer
Flaminio Zadra	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Shantel

Cinematography by
Rainer Klausmann

Film Editing by
Andrew Bird

Casting by
Monique Akin

Production Design by
Sirma Bradley
Tamo Kunz

Art Direction by
Seth Turner

Costume Design by
Katrin Aschendorf

Makeup Department
Maike Heinlein	....	makeup artist
Mediha Safak	....	makeup artist
Daniel Schröder	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Tolga Dundar	....	assistant production manager
Aksel Kamber	....	production manager
Tina Mersmann	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Avni Tuna Dilligil	....	second assistant director
Surk-Ki Schrade	....	assistant director
Seren Yüce	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jan Feil	....	property master: inside
Elif Tasçioglu	....	property master

Sound Department
Ahmt Sut Alban	....	sound
Richard Borowski	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andreas Hildebrandt	....	sound designer
Jörg Krieger	....	sound designer
Martin Langenbach	....	foley artist
Kai Lüde	....	sound mixer
Jörn Martens	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Peter Wiemker	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Philipp Eckel	....	film recording
Birk Ewert	....	2D graphic artist
Michael Krämer	....	digital compositor
Lisa Riemer	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Philipp Schneider	....	visual effects editor
Christoph Schröer	....	lead digital compositor
Matthias Schulze-Kirketerp	....	digital colorist
Alex Brommer	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Ali Haznebar	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Julien Aksoy	....	third assistant camera: Istanbul
Gokhan Atilmis	....	director of photography: Istanbul
Emre Basaran	....	focus puller: second unit
Faruk Belbidi	....	dolly grip
Kuray Benirtray	....	lighting technician
Matthias Bode	....	grip assistant
Ethem Dag	....	second assistant camera: Istanbul
Julia Drache	....	second assistant camera
Özgür Eken	....	first assistant camera: Istanbul
Torsten Lemke	....	lighting design
Astrid Miegel	....	first assistant camera
Olcay Oguz	....	camera operator: second unit
Carsten Scharrmann	....	key grip
Kerstin Stelter	....	still photographer
Ercan Yilmaz	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chandra Liebetanz	....	wardrobe assistant
Ceylan Senbark	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Ursina Merkt	....	post-production assistant
Marcus Ott	....	supporting editor

Music Department
Klaus Maeck	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Ayse Barim	....	production consultant
Can Bemir	....	office runner: Turkey
Berk Bengu	....	production assistant
Emre Cosar	....	production accountant
Agnès Leroy	....	press attachée: France
Margaret Metz	....	production coordinator
Céline Petit	....	press attachée: France

Thanks
Andreas Thiel	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Anka Film
• BKM (funding)
• Dorje Film
• Filmförderung Hamburg (funding)
• Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (funding)
• Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (funding)
• Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein (funding)
• Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
• nordmedia Fonds GmbH (funding)

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Bitters End (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cineworx (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Folkets Bio (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Medyavizyon (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Pandora Filmproduktion (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Pyramide Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Rosebud (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sharmill Distributors (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Strand Releasing (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• First Distributors (2007) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Imovision (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Noble Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (DVD)
• Strand Releasing (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Twin Pics (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Cinéart Collection)

Other Companies

• Corazón International  publicity
• Mama Filmcatering  catering
• Technicolor  release printing

Also Known As:

"The Edge of Heaven" - International (English title), UK, USA
"Ai confini del paradiso" - Italy
"On the Other Side" - International (English title) (literal title)
"Yasamin kiyisinda" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Al otro lado" - Argentina, Spain
"Do Outro Lado" - Brazil, Portugal
"A la orilla del cielo" - Mexico
"A másik oldalon" - Hungary
"De l'autre côté" - France (imdb display title)
"Den andre siden" - Norway (imdb display title)
"I akri tou ouranou" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Na ivici raja" - Serbia
"Na krawedzi nieba" - Poland
"På himlens kant" - Denmark
"Taeva äärel" - Estonia
"Taivaan reunalla" - Finland
"Vid himlens utkant" - Sweden

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

Germany | Turkey | Italy

Language:

German | Turkish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Germany:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:M | UK:15 (re-rating on appeal) | UK:18 (original rating) | France:Unrated | Sweden:15 | Ireland:15A (re-rating on appeal) | Ireland:16 (original rating) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Finland:K-11 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Bremen, Germany

Company:

Anka Film

Trivia:

Nurgül Yesilçay - who is a big star in her native Turkey - had doubts about taking on the part of Ayten as she wasn't sure how audiences would react to seeing her as a revolutionary lesbian.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the movie, police officials are shown in the Pasakapisi Prison. Indeed, in Turkey the prisons are guarded and controlled not by the police but by the "prison guards" and the gendarme.

Quotes:

story:After telling the story of Abraham that was willing to sacrifice his son, Ismael, to show God his obedience. Before Abraham could slay his son God sent a lamb to sacrifice instead.
Nejat Aksu:I asked my dad if he would have sacrificed me as well.
Yeter:And what did he say?
Nejat Aksu:That he would even make an enemy of God to protect me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "At the Movies: Summer Special 2008/09 (#5.42)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Sahara Blues

This film received a houseful screening in Bangkok International Film Festival 2007

I have just finished watching this film in Bangkok International Film Festival 2007. The film plays to a full house, no doubt with almost half those in attendance being enthusiastic at how it snagged best screenplay in Cannes Film Festival this year.

Through slow-paced storyline from the beginning till the end, devastating impact on protagonists is absorbing and overwhelming as the film is explored. However, what I like about this film lays on forgiveness of the person who lives towards the one who dies, which might be a crux of this film, besides universal subject of racism stressed here. Some dark and bleak moments are also well-done. The leads do a commendable job, but most importantly, their chemistry undeniably believable.

After leaving the theatre, the viewers might have some idea that self-intriguing plot plays more important role than budgeted films.