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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

03/05/1974

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1hr 33min

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Romance

,Drama

STORY

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Brigitte Mira
  • El Hedi ben Salem
  • Irm Hermann
  • Barbara Valentin
  • Elma Karlowa

    Director

  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Tango Film
  • Filmverlag der Autoren

    Production Countries

  • Germany

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic
  • German

Cast

Brigitte Mira

Emmi Kurowski

El Hedi ben Salem

Ali

Irm Hermann

Krista

Barbara Valentin

Barbara

Elma Karlowa

Mrs. Kargus

Anita Bucher

Mrs. Ellis

Gusti Kreissl

Paula

Doris Mattes

Mrs. Angermayer

Margit Symo

Hedwig

Katharina Herberg

Bardame

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