Edge of Heaven, The (in German and Turkish)
Rating = A-
The main characters
in this film are a father and son, a mother and daughter, and another mother and daughter; and
in each case the parent and child are more or less distant from each other. Two of
these parent-child couples are Turkish and one is German, and there is a good bit of movement
back and forth between Germany and Turkey. Various of these six people are searching
for others of them and never finding the person they are seeking but bumping into another of
the people without realizing the connection that person has to the person they seek. It sounds
complicated, but the movie makes it all very clear. In the end, viewers are left wondering
if one of the parent-child pairs will reconcile and whether the remaining people among
the original six will coalesce; I think the answer to the first question is clear, and
I am hopeful about the answer to the second question.
[2008-07-09]