- Release Date: 2004
- Runtime: 121 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Starring: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck, Meltem Cumbul ... see all
- Director: Fatih Akin
- Plot: 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... Read more
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Gegen die Wand
Gegen die Wand - Knall
Gegen Die Wand - Birol Ünel
Gegen Die Wand - Duvara Karşı
