Film

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974 · 1h 33m · Romance · Drama

IMDb

8.0

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Emmi Kurowski, 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. 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.

Brigitte Mira

Emmi Kurowski

El Hedi ben Salem

Ali

Irm Hermann

Krista

Barbara Valentin

Barbara

Elma Karlowa

Mrs. Kargus

Anita Bucher

Mrs. Ellis

Gusti Kreissl

Paula

Doris Mattes

Mrs. Angermayer

Margit Symo

Hedwig

Katharina Herberg

Bardame

Lilo Pempeit

Mrs. Munchmeyer

Walter Sedlmayr

Mr. Angermayer

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Eugen

Karl Scheydt

Albert

Peter Gauhe

Bruno

Marquard Bohm

Gruber

• Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector · Producer · Original Music Composer · Screenplay
• Jürgen JürgesDirector of Photography
• Thea EymèszEditor

AFS Presents: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul

Release date

March 5, 1974

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Budget

$130,000

Revenue

$186,757

Genres

Romance, Drama

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