Dir: Fatih Akin Germany/Turkey 2007 122 mins Club

The power of coincidence is explored to dramatic effect in The Edge Of Heaven, a Turkish-German production about two deaths that bring strangers together. Once the opening titles warn us of "Yeter's Death", we see Turkish prostitute Yeter meeting an elderly client, Ali, in Germany and watch her fate unfold. Shifting to Turkey and Germany and back again, this spirited, beautifully-acted drama follows both Ali's son and Yeter's daughter in the wake of the tragedy. But The Edge Of Heaven isn't a depressing affair. There's a sense of real hope as characters show strangers kindness, and there's a comforting feeling throughout that fate will bring people together. A complex, quietly compelling tale.

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