Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Romance, Drama · 1h 33m

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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Cast

Brigitte Mira Emmi Kurowski El Hedi ben Salem Ali Irm Hermann Krista Barbara Valentin Barbara Elma Karlowa Mrs. Kargus
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Anita Bucher Mrs. Ellis Gusti Kreissl Paula Doris Mattes Mrs. Angermayer Margit Symo Hedwig Katharina Herberg Bardame Lilo Pempeit Mrs. Munchmeyer Walter Sedlmayr Mr. Angermayer

Crew

Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director of Photography
Jürgen Jürges
Original Music Composer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Editor
Thea Eymèsz
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Details

Original title
Angst essen Seele auf
Release date
1974-03-05
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
Arabic, German
Countries
Germany
Production
Tango Film, Filmverlag der Autoren
Budget
$130,000
Box office
$186,757