Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Name: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1974-03-05
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Irm Hermann, Barbara Valentin, Elma Karlowa

Original title: Angst essen Seele auf

7.7(473)NR19741h 33mDE

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Cast

Brigitte Mira

Emmi Kurowski

El Hedi ben Salem

Ali

Irm Hermann

Krista

Barbara Valentin

Barbara

Elma Karlowa

Mrs. Kargus

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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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Budget $130.0KBox office $186.8K

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