Gegen die Wand (2004)

Together with Heat, an Agency that represents filmmakers, we present a bi-monthly movie night curated by their wide array of passioned creators, designed for everyone looking to connect and be inspired. Every edition will center around a unique host and their inspiring guests; they’ll select a main film that showcases what they are all about and motivates them within their creative field. And they will take you on a two-hour journey into their vision.

This edition is hosted by Ferhat Kaplan with Turkish-German director Fatih Akın's 2004 ‘Gegen die Wand’ as the main film - a raw and pitch-black drama about the rotten lives of main characters Cahit and Sibel. Cahit lives a life of sex, drugs and rock and roll in Hamburg. After a failed suicide attempt, he runs into the young and beautiful Sibel in a psychiatric clinic. Sibel - like Cahit of Turkish descent - just loves life too much to resist it as a strict Muslim woman. Marrying Cahit seems the perfect way to redeem herself from her family. Reluctantly, he agrees to marriage. They share a flat, but little more. Sibel embraces her freedom, Cahit maintains an affair with a loose girlfriend. Until love creeps into their shared lives and the passion has fierce consequences for both.

Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.