The Edge of Heaven

Fatih Akin's latest film is about a father, son, mother, daughter, and the gulf between Germany and Turkey, between West and Islam, between repentance and forgiveness.

A college professor, Nejat, travels from Hamburg to Istanbul to find Ayten, the Turkish daughter of his father's friend who he wants to help financially. He learns later that she was deported from Germany for her activism and has since become a political prisoner. Ayten's German friend Lotte and her mother Susanne become entangled in the consequences.

Fatih Akin is a German film director of Turkish descent. He made his first film, Short Sharp Shock in 1998, followed by several others including Crossing the Bridge. He won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival for his 2004 critically acclaimed film Head On.

Winner of The Ecumenical Jury Prize Cannes Film Festival 2007

Winner of Best Screenplay Cannes Film Festival 2007

Nominated as Israel's entry for Best Foreign Film Academy Awards 2008

Audience and critics delight...

"...profoundly moving... as relevant as it is riveting. Deeply felt, compassionate... optimistic that the seemingly unbridgeable gulfs the separate nations and families can be resolved." David Stratton - The Australian

“Beautifully structured... even better than Akin's previous film... Tremendously moving... Extraordinary." David Stratton - At The Movies ABC

“A truly excellent film... A major achievement." Margaret Pomeranz - At The Movies ABC

"...another must see movie from... Fatih Akin... sure to be recalled as one of the year's best movies." Des Partridge - Courier Mail

"“...engrossing, multilayered, exquisitely composed... An early contender for film of the year." Jim Schembri - The Age EG

“...thought provoking...stunning performances...brilliant writing... If ever a film was worth seeing for its final moments alone, this is it." Leigh Paatsch - Herald Sun