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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

7.741 average rating
★★★★★
7.741
Arabic / 93 MIN. / 1974

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Brigitte MiraEl Hedi ben SalemIrm HermannBarbara ValentinElma KarlowaAnita BucherGusti KreisslDoris MattesMargit SymoKatharina HerbergLilo PempeitWalter SedlmayrRainer Werner FassbinderKarl ScheydtPeter GauheMarquard BohmHark BohmKurt Raab

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