Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

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Release Year

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Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Producer

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Brigitte Mira, El Hedi Ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann

Country

Germany

Runtime

93 min

Accessibility

Limited Mobility Access

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Emmi Kurowski (Brigitte Mira), 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 (El Hedi ben Salem). 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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