Movie Description
Abschied vom falschen Paradies
(1989)Overview
Ironies abound in this extremely sad melodrama about Elif, a Turkish immigrant in Germany who has been sent to prison for murdering her abusive husband. At the time of her imprisonment, she has never ventured outside the Turkish community, and even there has had no friends because of the demands her husband placed on her. She speaks no German. Now, in a place which most people find to be hell on earth, she gains a never-before known taste of freedom among these strangers, who don't even speak her own language. Unfortunately, as a "guest worker," she is horrified to discover that she is soon to be transferred to the horrific prisons of Turkey and will stand trial there for her crime, which will be much less understandingly dealt with in her home country than it would have been in Germany. The false paradise she must say goodbye to is her German prison.
Featured Crew
- Director : Tevfik Başer
- Producer : Ottokar Runze
- Writer : Tevfik Başer,Sibylle Schönemann,Cornelius Bischoff
- Editor : Renate Merck
- Cast : Zuhal Olcay,Brigitte Janner,Ruth Olafsdottir,Barbara Morawiecz,Brigitte Böttrich,Tatjana Clasing,Erla Prollius,Eva-Maria Kurz,Petra Barthel,Çelik Bilge,Birgül Topçugürler,Annemarie Assmann
Cast
Elif
Marianne
Gabriella
Nora
Christine
Barbara
Wärterin
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Facts
Original TitleAbschied vom falschen Paradies
Status Released
Release Information
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1989-05-11
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 36m
Production CompaniesZDF,Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion,Ottokar Runze Filmproduktion
Genres
- Drama
