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A Handful of Grass (2000)
Directed by Roland Suso Richter
Overview
Opening in remote Kurdistan, Eine Hand Voll Gras introduces us to the impoverished family of 10-year-old Kendal (Arman Inci). In desperate need for cash to fund his older sister’s wedding, Kendal’s parents allow themselves to be persuaded by Kendal’s uncle (Ercan Durmaz), who lives in Germany, to let the boy go to Germany to make some money. Upon their arrival in Hamburg, the uncle is arrested and Kendal ends up in the temporary care of Hellkamp (Oliver Korittke), a cabby with a shady past. ...
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Oliver Korittke | Lisa Martinek | Jürgen Hentsch | Michael Gwisdek | Daniel Brühl | Dieter Pfaff | Arman Inci | Ercan Durmaz | Yasmin Asadie | Brigitte Janner