In July
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Fatih Akin
Moritz Bleibtreu
Christiane Paul
Mehmet Kurtulus
Idil Uner
Branka Katic
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A journey set against the multicultural backdrop of Central and Eastern Europe. Daniel is a young physics teacher in Hamburg who plays life by the rules. His students ridicule him, bartenders ignore him, and every night he walks home to a perfectly empty IKEA-furnished apartment. But his drab existence is about to change as he falls head over heels in love with a beautiful Turkish girl named Melek and spontaneously decides to follow her to Istanbul. On his way East, Daniel discovers a new self and learns to truly fight for his happiness, even as he gets high on drugs for the first time, gets beaten up, is seduced, robbed, and finally busted by Turkish border guards. Daniel's wild odyssey is shared by Juli, a young woman hungry for life who predicts Daniel will soon find his one true love. But until then, the two must conquer Europe, by truck, car, bus, boat and foot and find out on the way that the laws of physics don't always apply.
Director
Fatih Akin
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 7, 2001
Released in United States on Video June 8, 2004
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States June 2001
Released in United States January 2003
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.
Released in United States Winter December 7, 2001
Released in United States on Video June 8, 2004
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.)
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.)
Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.)
