Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974
1h 33m
7.7

7.7/10

450 votes • View on IMDb
Romance Drama
Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $130,000

Revenue: $186,757

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tango Film Filmverlag der Autoren
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
Arabic German

Keywords

husband wife relationship unsociability parent child relationship germany cleaning lady foreigner german-turkish living together munich, germany older woman younger man relationship new german cinema age-gap relationship

Quick Facts

Original Title Angst essen Seele auf
Release Date March 5, 1974
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0071141

Cast

Brigitte Mira
Brigitte Mira

Emmi Kurowski

El Hedi ben Salem
El Hedi ben Salem

Ali

Irm Hermann
Irm Hermann

Krista

Barbara Valentin
Barbara Valentin

Barbara

Elma Karlowa
Elma Karlowa

Mrs. Kargus

Anita Bucher
Anita Bucher

Mrs. Ellis

Gusti Kreissl
Gusti Kreissl

Paula

Doris Mattes
Doris Mattes

Mrs. Angermayer

Margit Symo
Margit Symo

Hedwig

Katharina Herberg
Katharina Herberg

Bardame

Lilo Pempeit
Lilo Pempeit

Mrs. Munchmeyer

Walter Sedlmayr
Walter Sedlmayr

Mr. Angermayer

Key Crew

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay