Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Romance, Drama
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
ProducerRainer Werner Fassbinder
DistributorNew Yorker Films
Release DateOct 5, 1974, Wide
LanguageGerman
Runtime1h 34m
Emmi Kurowski (Brigitte Mira), 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 (El Hedi ben Salem). 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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