Head-On
A rebellious young Turkish-German woman marries a volatile, older drug addict to escape her oppressive family, only to find herself trapped in his obsessive jealousy. She must outwit his dangerous possessiveness before both their lives spiral out of control.
“You don't really know how much you can love...”
Synopsis
A young woman, determined to escape the rigid constraints of her family, enters into a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old drug addict, a decision that ultimately triggers a surge of jealous and possessive emotions.
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Edited by Andrew BirdShot by Rainer KlausmannScored by Alexander HackeDesigned by Tamo Kunz
Box Office
2004 · Box office
Grossed $11.0M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$11.0M
US & Canada: $435K — 4% of worldwide · International: $10.6M (96%)
Also known as
- Duvara karside
- Head-Onde
- Head-Onen
- Contra la paredes
- Head-Onfr
- La sposa turcait
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Birol Unel
as Cahit
Sibel Kekilli
as Sibel Güner
Guven Kirac
as Seref
Guven K Rac
as Seref
Zarah Jane Mckenzie
as Barfrau in der Fabrik
Meltem Cumbul
as Selma
Stefan Gebelhoff
as Nico
Adam Bousdoukos
as Barmann
Catrin Striebeck
as Maren
Mehmet Kurtulus
as Barmann Istanbul
Francesco Fiannaca
as Mann am Tresen
Mona Mur
as Stammkundin Zoe Bar
Supporting cast
16Ralph Misske
as Ammer Patient 1 (Psychiatrie)
Demir Gokgol
as Yunus Güner
Philipp Baltus
as Patient 2 (Psychiatrie)
Cem Akin
as Yilmaz Güner
Aysel Iscan
as Birsen Güner
Orhan Guner
as Bus Driver
Hermann Lause
as Dr. Schiller
Selim Erdogan
as Taxi Driver
Tim Seyfi
as Bavarian Taxi Driver
Idil Uner
as Musician
Maceo Parker
as Musician
Fanfare Ciocarlia
as Musician
Feridun Koc
as Osman 1
Tulga Serim
as Osman 2
Tugay Erverdi
as Osman 3
Andreas Thiel
as Beamter Trauung
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1Producers
2Other crew
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