Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974·Germany - West Germany (FRG)·93 min.
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Emmi, a woman truly in the second half of life, falls in love with Ali, a Berber guest worker more than ten years younger. When they both decide to marry, everybody seems to be against them. When the folks calm down a bit, Emmi and Ali get deeply unsure about their relationship.
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
ScreenwriterRainer Werner Fassbinder
MusicPeer Raben
CinematographyJürgen Jürges
CastBrigitte Mira·El Hedi ben Salem·Barbara Valentin·Irm Hermann·Elma Kazlova·Anita Bucher·Gusti Kreisal
Original titleAngst essen Seele auf
Also known asAli: Fear Eats the Soul