Gegen die Wand (2004)
68KGegen die Wand: Directed by Fatih Akin. With Birol Ünel, Güven Kiraç, Zarah Jane McKenzie, Stefan Gebelhoff. 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.
“This movie surprised me, because although I had read that it was good, it exceeded my expectations. The characters felt authentic and possessed believable strengths and weaknesses. The actors turned in powerful performances and I find myself, the day after I saw the film, still thinking about the plot but mostly remembering the expressions on the actorsu0026#39; faces.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie did seem a little too long, but in trying to think of scenes to cut, I realized that nothing in particular felt superfluous or irrelevant to the storyline or character development.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFinally, I didnu0026#39;t like the end! But thatu0026#39;s probably because Iu0026#39;ve been ruined by Hollywood with its sappy happy endings. This film ended as it should, and probably as it had to.”
