IMDb
Original Title
Angst essen Seele auf
Status
Released
Production Companies
Tango FilmFilmverlag der Autoren
Original Language
DE
Budget
$130,000
Revenue
$186,757
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.
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
Arabic, German
