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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder1h 33m
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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.
- Romance
- Drama
Cast
- Brigitte Mira as Emmi Kurowski
- El Hedi ben Salem as Ali
- Irm Hermann as Krista
- Barbara Valentin as Barbara
- Elma Karlowa as Mrs. Kargus
- Anita Bucher as Mrs. Ellis
- Gusti Kreissl as Paula
- Doris Mattes as Mrs. Angermayer
- Margit Symo as Hedwig
- Katharina Herberg as Bardame
- Lilo Pempeit as Mrs. Munchmeyer
- Walter Sedlmayr as Mr. Angermayer
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Eugen
- Karl Scheydt as Albert
- Peter Gauhe as Bruno
- Marquard Bohm as Gruber
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