In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town. Their business emerges well and both children get...
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Christian Tasche | ... |
Jos Vater
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| Barnaby Metschurat | ... |
Gigi Amato
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Tiziana Lodato | ... |
Ada
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| Antonella Attili | ... |
Rosa Amato
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| Moritz Bleibtreu | ... |
Giancarlo Amato
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Annika Schmitz | ... |
Jo Kind
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| Patrycia Ziolkowska | ... |
Jo
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Nicola Cutrignelli | ... |
Gigi Kind
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Michele Ranieri | ... |
Giancarlo Kind
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Cesare Mele | ... |
Umberto Kind
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| Franco Javarone | ... |
Alfredo
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Pino Cacace | ... |
Carabiniere
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Giuseppe Fernando Caputo | ... |
Rosas Vater
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| Rosa Di Brigida | ... |
Paola
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Giuseppe De Rosa | ... |
Antonio
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Gigi Savoia | ... |
Romano Amato
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Maria Antonietta Zucano | ... |
Ada Kind
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Dante Marmone | ... |
Bahnhofsvorsteher 1964
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Luigi Santamaria | ... |
Zugführer 1964
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Francesco Fiannaca | ... |
Franco
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Hermann Lause | ... |
Fotograf Klasen
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Rolf Dennemann | ... |
Vermieter Pizzeria
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| Ralph Misske | ... |
Produktionsleiter
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| Vincent Schiavelli | ... |
Regisseur Baldi
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Sebastiano Toma | ... |
Kameramann
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Lilian Fritz | ... |
Blondine
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Lucas Gregorowicz | ... |
Hajo
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Jennifer Koch | ... |
Mädchen auf Party
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| Adam Bousdoukos | ... |
Partygast aus Hamburg
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Dr. Stein | ... |
Partygast aus Hamburg
(as Dr. Stein aus Genf)
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Bastian Trost | ... |
Rainer Baumann
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Stefan Gebelhoff | ... |
Ulli
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| Peter Jordan | ... |
Mann an Bushaltestelle
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Markus Hering | ... |
Arzt
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Gianluca Milano | ... |
Umberto
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Raffaele Milietta | ... |
Zugführer 1974
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Fabio Frisenda | ... |
Bahnhofssteher 1974
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Andreas Thiel | ... |
Journalist
(as Andreas 'go with the flow' Thiel)
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Alper Akkoc | ... |
Pakistanischer Koch
(as Alper Akkoç)
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Michela Millilo | ... |
Tiziana
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Massimiliano Miccoli | ... |
Paolo
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Vito Passeri | ... |
Paolas Vater
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Oreste Rotundo | ... |
Darsteller Kurzfilm
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Karin Buchholz | ... |
Rosa (voice)
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Eberhard Prüter | ... |
Regisseur Baldi (voice)
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Christian Rode | ... |
Carabiniere (voice)
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| Udo Schenk | ... |
Romano (voice)
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Ulrike Stürzbecher | ... |
Ada (voice)
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| Muhammad Ali | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Bianca Nappi | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Fatih Akin | ||
Written by
| Ruth Toma | ... | () |
Produced by
| Michael André | ... | producer: WDR |
| Anita Elsani | ... | executive producer |
| Hejo Emons | ... | producer |
| Ute Krämer | ... | co-producer |
| Alessandro Passadore | ... | line producer: Italy |
| Andreas Schreitmüller | ... | producer: Arte |
| Claudia Schröder | ... | co-producer |
| Stefan Schubert | ... | producer |
| Ralph Schwingel | ... | producer |
| Michael Weber | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Jannos Eolou | ... | (as Giannos Aiolou) |
Cinematography by
| Rainer Klausmann | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Andrew Bird | ||
Editorial Department
| Nikolai Hartmann | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Beatrice Kruger | ... | (as Béatrice Kruger) |
| Ingeborg Molitoris | ||
| Sabine Schwedhelm | ||
Production Design by
| Michael Pfalzer | ... | (as Michael 'Dago' Pfalzer) |
| Bettina Schmidt | ||
Costume Design by
| Lucia Faust | ||
Makeup Department
| Birgit Herber | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Anja Kästle | ... | makeup artist |
| Waldemar Pokromski | ... | key makeup artist |
| Katia Sisto | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Antonella Attili | ... | unit manager |
| Stephan Bechem | ... | unit production manager |
| Stefano Canzio | ... | unit manager |
| Christian de Stefanis | ... | set unit manager: Italy (as Chicco De Stefanis) |
| Miki Emmrich | ... | unit production manager: Italy |
| Madeleine Remy | ... | production manager |
| Gernot Valendzik | ... | unit manager (2001) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexandra Boden | ... | second assistant director |
| Surk-Ki Schrade | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Marion Foradori | ... | assistant production designer |
| Dario Friso | ... | construction coordinator |
| Andreas Huschke | ... | property master |
| Linda Max Karlsson | ... | construction |
| Manjo Richter | ... | construction |
| Marillo Ricken | ... | property master: outdoor |
| Klaus Rudat | ... | construction |
| Agata Schubert-Hauck | ... | graphic artist |
| Seth Turner | ... | painter: Italy |
| Eva Weymann | ... | painter |
| Christian Wollberg | ... | construction |
Sound Department
| David Arnold | ... | adr recordist |
| Richard Borowski | ... | sound mixer |
| Sascha Heiny | ... | re-recording mixer assistant |
| Andreas Henke | ... | sound engineer |
| Michael Junge | ... | boom operator |
| Thomas Knop | ... | foley recordist |
| Jörg Krieger | ... | sound designer |
| Martin Langenbach | ... | foley artist / sound editor |
| Kai Lüde | ... | sound |
| Matthias Münster | ... | adr recordist |
Special Effects by
| Udo A. Engel | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Sal Borgese | ... | stunt coordinator (as Salvatore Borgese) |
| Ronnie Paul | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Georg Bozkurt | ... | electrician |
| Kenneth Cornils | ... | electrician / lighting technician |
| Hervé Dieu | ... | first assistant camera |
| Sven Ebenhardt | ... | assistant grip |
| Ludovicka Karl | ... | second assistant camera |
| Torsten Lemke | ... | gaffer |
| Maike Maier | ... | key grip |
| Stefan Schauerte | ... | electrician |
| Kerstin Stelter | ... | still photographer |
| Janosch Voss | ... | best boy |
Casting Department
| Beatrice Kruger | ... | casting: Italy (as Béatrice Kruger) |
| Ingeborg Molitoris | ... | casting: Germany |
| Sabine Schwedhelm | ... | casting: Germany |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sonia Bouabsa | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Cordula Boy | ... | wardrobe |
| Barbara Hägele | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Anja Kemper | ... | wardrobe |
| Eva Maas | ... | trainee costume designer |
| Ramona Petersen | ... | trainee costume designer |
| Elena Wegner | ... | assistant costume designer |
Music Department
| Milena Fessmann | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Anne von Spee | ... | script supervisor (as Anne Lensing) |
Transportation Department
| Stephan Reinhardt | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
| Björn Hoffmann | ... | production assistant |
| Friederike Jacob | ... | production press |
| Uwe Kolbe | ... | legal & business affairs |
| Caroline Krtschmarsch | ... | production coordinator |
| Donatella Marucci | ... | production coordinator: italy |
| Nicole Schmitt | ... | production secretary |
| Flaminio Zadra | ... | dialogue coach (as Il Consigliere) |
Thanks
| Dario Argento | ... | thanks |
| Lars Becker | ... | thanks |
| Arved Birnbaum | ... | thanks |
| Jacqueline Bisset | ... | thanks |
| Mehmet Kurtulus | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Wüste Film
- Wüste Film West GmbH
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (co-production)
- ARTE (co-production)
- Bavaria Film (co-production)
- Multimedia Film- Und Fernsehproduktion (co-production)
- Studio Hamburg Serienwerft (co-production)
Distributors
- Bavaria Film International (2002) (World-wide) (sales)
- X Verleih AG (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Filmcoopi (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Sir Film (2005) (Turkey)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Gamp Produzioni (production services: Italy)
- Konken Studios (sound post-production)
- SIF 309 Film Music (film score recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town. Their business emerges well and both children get used to Germany. 10 years later the brothers fall in love with the same woman; they break tie with each other in anger and Gigi returns to Solino with his mother. A decade later both meet again and have a retrospect on their lives.
Written by Moritz Muehlenhoff |
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| Budget | DEM10,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Fatih Akin asked both Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola to play the Italian director Baldi. See more » |
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