Head-On

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Mickey B. @Mickerdoo Jun 8 Although alluring, Sibel is the worst thing to happen to Cahit. Everyone screwed up. Shot on a vibrating flip phone. See more Navid S. @navidshah94 Oct 26 A raw and chaotic love story that feels painfully real. Cahit and Sibel’s self-destruction and desperate need for freedom are both heartbreaking and human. It’s messy, loud, and full of life — a portrait of two broken souls trying to find meaning in pain. Hard to watch at times, but deeply moving See more Raquel S @RT43123100 02/09/2025 Film directed by Fatih Akin, starring professional actor Birol Ünel and pornstar Sibel Kekilli. While not devoid of merit, the film (a drama about the Turkish experience in Germany) is harmed by the fact that Kekilli can't act, which is a big issue since her character carries most of the weight of the film. Ünel's performance salvages the movie. See more William L @RT77267842 02/20/2022 First prison I've ever seen with wall-to-wall carpeting. Head-On is an example of a particularly well-trodden Hollywood premise (a mismatched couple in a marriage of convenience legitimately falling in love) and making it a legitimate drama - contemporary social conflicts, humor and barbs in equal measure, and protagonists with flaws that highlight a sense of realism without sacrificing their likability. What makes the film work most of all is the time dedicated to allowing the characters to grow as a direct result of their exposure to one another, transitioning from a slapdash engagement to a genuinely complementary dynamic that sees the two fluttering between longing, perplexity, affection, and melancholy. There's a degree of legitimate suffering in the film that makes the audience actually invested in the fate of the two characters without feeling exploitative; when the pair are left in a hotel room conversing in short, pained sentences, writer-director Fatih Akin earns that moment. Really solid performances from Birol Ünel as Cahit and Sibel Kekilli as Sibel. Obligatory "HEAD-ON: APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD." (3.5/5) See more 01/05/2020 The characters are so self destructive that it's hard to watch at times, but it's rewarding. The kind of movie that sits with you a while. See more 02/13/2017 Two despicably selfish characters, yet it is their selfishness that reminds us so often of ourselves... See more Read all reviews

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