Moving back-and-forth between Germany and Turkey, The Edge of Heaven focuses on a young German woman who befriends and falls in love with a young Turkish woman, much to the dismay of her disapproving mother.
The film, from the director of Head-On, interweaves the lives of five characters: a father and son, a mother and daughter, and a political activist. Featuring German screen icon Hanna Schygulla. (116 mins., 35mm)
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Added by Wexner Center on January 30, 2009