Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

03/05/1974 (DE) • 1h 33m

Romance, Drama

Overview

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Budget

$130,000.00

Revenue

$186,757.00

Keywords

husband wife relationship

unsociability

parent child relationship

germany

cleaning lady

foreigner

german-turkish living together

munich, germany

older woman younger man relationship

new german cinema

age-gap relationship

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