The Edge of Heaven (Auf der Anderen Seite) DVD Review

Cross-Cultural Melodrama about Turkish Immigrants' Adjustment to Germany Comes to DVD In 2004, Fatih Akin's Head-On brilliantly brought to light the challenges faced by Turks trying to assimilate into German culture. Now Akin has crafted another masterpiece exploring a similar theme. This go-round, he has his protagonists venturing back and forth between Deutschland and Turkey, almost as if they are undecided about exactly where they belong. This character-driven ensemble piece grows out of the ill-fated relationship of convenience of Ali (Tuncel Kurtiz), a senior citizen on a fixed income, and Yeter (Nursel Kose), a prostitute working in Bremen's red light district. At the point of departure, he's just one of her many clients. But the two Turkish immigrants strike an unusual bargain whereby she moves into his apartment and... [read full story]