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    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 1974 POSTER

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    1974

    German

    8.0

    ♡ 17

    100%

    91%

    Action

    cleaner

    cleaning lady

    Drama

    germany

    husband wife relationship

    parent child relationship

    Romance

    unsociability

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director El Hedi ben Salem El Hedi ben Salem as Ali Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Car Mechanic Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Eugen, Krista's husband Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Krista
    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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