

The Edge of Heaven
Genres
Overview
The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.
Details
Budget
$3800000
Revenue
$17804565
Runtime
122 min
Release Date
2007-09-27
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
318
Vote Average
7.197
Nurgül Yeşilçay
Ayten Öztürk
Baki Davrak
Nejat Aksu
Patrycia Ziolkowska
Lotte Staub
Tuncel Kurtiz
Ali Aksu
Nursel Köse
Yeter Öztürk
Hanna Schygulla
Susanne Staub
Erkan Can
Cousin Ufuk
Nejat İşler
Commissioner
Güven Kıraç
Security Guard
Lars Rudolph
Mr. Obermüller
İdil Üner
Ärztin
Turgay Tanülkü
Cem
Gökhan Kıraç
Young Police Officer
Gürsoy Gemec
Gas Station Owner's Son
Cengiz Daner
Gas Station Owner
Elcim Eroglu
Elcim
Nurten Güner
Nurten
Asuman Altinay
Türkan
Ali Akdeniz
Plainclothes Police
Nadire Irtel
Woman in the Stairwell
Sevilay Demirci
Nurhan
Öznur Kula
Prisoner
Gokce Isil Tuna
Prisoner
Sileyman Kaplan
Arif
Stefanie Piehl
Traffic Policewoman
Andreas Westphal
Traffic Policewoman
Jörg Jänicke
ASB
Annette Uhlen
Judge
Andreas Thiel
Consulate Staff
Cigdem Göymen
Selen
Önder Çakar
Riza Bey
Salih Kaar
Turkish Street Boy
Ömer Kaar
Turkish Street Boy
Mert Koc
Turkish Street Boy
Feridun Koç
Security Guard
Ilhan Hüzmeli
Waiter
Faik Hüzmeli
Waiter
Sule Nayir
Prison Guard
Yusuf Kaba
Flute Player
Aliye Alioglu
Old Woman in Camburnu
Sabata Ahmetovic
Student
Emre Cosar
Cengiz (uncredited)
Manu Mencía Calvo
Prisoner (uncredited)
Yelda Reynaud
Emine (uncredited)
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