In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
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 of the movie wants... See full summary »
In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town.... See full summary »
Director:
Fatih Akin
Stars:
Barnaby Metschurat,
Moritz Bleibtreu,
Christian Tasche
At the onset of WWI the Turkish Government embarks on a campaign of social engineering the likes of which had never been seen or imagined. From 1915 to 1923 the area known as Turkey was ... See full summary »
At the beginning of the 20th century there was a genocide where about 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Turkish. This is a movie about the life of a simple Armenian family who became... See full summary »
A disfigured concentration-camp survivor (Nina Hoss), unrecognizable after facial reconstruction surgery, searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband (Ronald Zehrfeld) who might have betrayed her to the Nazis.
Director:
Christian Petzold
Stars:
Nina Hoss,
Ronald Zehrfeld,
Nina Kunzendorf
This film is based on the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire 1915, which resulted in the forced migration and diaspora of the Armenian minority. One day a young family man, Nazaret Manoogian, gets deported by the Turkish authorities together with all the other Armenian men from his native village of Mardin. He becomes a forced laborer and only survives the mass murder by chance and an act of kindness, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night the devastated Nazaret learns that his daughters may still be alive and didn't die like his wife from starvation, violence or rape on death marches. Nazaret goes on a quest to find them and travels from his small village through the Mesopotamian deserts to the sea, always looking for clues that might lead him to his children. Nazaret's epic journey will take him from Asia to America, from the end to a new beginning... Written by
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A true masterpiece!Liked it a lot!
Faith Akin - unique as always.I would say that "The cut" is one of his best films.
Very hard to watch it on some points - kind of painful - the armenian genocide is historical fact.
Very good scenario and actors!
Definitely one of the best movies, which i have watched this year.
Highly recommend "The Cut" to everyone who wants to understand what the real cinema is!
Gave 9 to the movie and i think this movie absolutely deserved it.