7.5/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3.5
IMDB Rating : 7.9
FD Smart Rating : 7.5
Synopsis : A Turkish man and woman meet in Germany and decide to marry to help the woman break free of her family, which strictly adheres to Turkish customs.
Regions Available ( 2 ) :
Germany
, Switzerland
Zarah Jane McKenzie , Stefan Gebelhoff , Sibel Kekilli , Ralph Misske , Francesco Fiannaca , Birol Unel , Catrin Striebeck , Mona Mur , Guven Kirac , Meltem Cumbul
German [Original]
German
Drama, Romance
2004
1h56m
Suitable for age 12 or older.
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for freedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love.