Film

Al-Shafaq - When Heaven Divides

2019 · 1h 38m · Drama · War

IMDb

6.6

The patriarch and devout father Abdullah has been living in Zurich with his wife Emine and their children for years. Their eldest son Kadir and their daughter Elif are doing well in the Western world. The youngest son, Burak, is gradually becoming radicalized without really realizing it. Abdullah is initially impressed, but then Burak sets off on a "holy war." His father travels to the Turkish-Syrian border region to rescue his son.

Kida Khodr Ramadan

Abdullah

Beren Tuna

Emine

Ismail Can Metin

Burak

Ahmed Kour Abdo

Malik

Serkan Ercan

The Funeral Car Driver

Ali Kandas

Kadir

Serkan Tastemur

Sami

Robin Arslan

Berdan

Mirza Sakic

Nico

Revsan Celiker

Gule

Artan Morina

Mustafa

Kasem Hoxha

Hodscha Halit

Badasar Colbiyik

Ebu Yusuf

Ajten Serdin

Woman in prayer room

Kathrin Irion

Prosecutor

Dardan Sadik

Ramazan

• Esen IşıkDirector
• Esen IsikWriter
• Brigitte HoferProducer
• Cornelia SeitlerProducer
• Gabriel SandruDirector of Photography
• Aurora VögeliEditor
• Sultan ErtugrulCasting
• Susanne MüllerCasting

Release date

October 31, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Drama, War