"The Edge of Heaven" is simply put a masterpiece. It's been a while since I've seen such brilliant artistic vision and flawless execution. Turkey and Germany are two parallel worlds of this movie's characters. People and coffins travel from one place to another, never-ending pain and joy intertwined. The director Faith Akin, German of Turkish descent perfectly understands both worlds.He inhabits the souls of his characters and draws some of the most memorable performances from his cast of marvelous actors. I have to point out mesmerizing Hanna Schygulla, the muse of late Reiner Fasbinder, in an absolute perfection of a performance. The scenes of her characters grief are some of the most gut wrenching moments of naked pain I've ever seen in a movie. I feel grateful to Mr. Akin for this rich slice of humanity that captures accurately all the things that make are both different and alike in the same time. Nations and religions are only the crust. Underneath are the soft and vulnerable beings full of love and fear.
Review of The Edge of Heaven
