The Edge of Heaven

Directed by Fatih Akin, 116 min, 2007, original version with English subtitles

Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali’s choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend.
But he grows fond of her when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter’s university studies. Yeter’s sudden death distances father and son.
Nejat travels to Istanbul to search for Yeter’s daughter Ayten.

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  • September 12, 2015 · 2:00 pm
  • Bophana Center
  • Cine Club