Directed by:
Hüseyin TabakScreenplay:
Hüseyin TabakCinematography:
Lukas GnaigerComposer:
Judit VargaCast:
Abdulkadir Tuncer, Lale Yavas, David Wurawa, Magdalena Kronschläger, Branko Samarovski, Susi Stach, Yüsa Durak, Nazmî Kirik, Milica Paucic, Tina Keserovic (more)Plots(1)
Twelve-year-old Veysel, who came to Vienna from Turkey with his parents, feels like a stranger in his new country. At school he doesn’t understand the language, and at home his family is on the verge of crisis. The only bright spot on Veysel’s horizon is his great love Ana, a classmate who knows nothing of his feelings. A neighbor named Cem, a kindhearted macho man with a complicated love life, helps the boy navigate between dream and reality. An exceptional talent of Austrian film, Hüseyin Tabak skillfully employs the contrast between the boy’s romantic-idyllic imagination and the stressful conditions in an immigrant community forced to live under the constant threat of deportation. The film’s title refers to a work by Turkish poet Asik Veysel, whose melancholy songs are beloved by his many compatriots spread throughout Europe. For the shy young outsider, a German translation of one of his poems represents more than a chance to make it in school; it may also help spark his beloved Ana’s interest. Abdulkadir Tuncer is outstanding in the lead role. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Abdulkadir Tuncer
Best movies:
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
A Horse on the Balcony (2012)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Lale Yavas
Switzerland
Best movies:
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
Auschwitz: The Last Journey (2006)
Zeit der Wünsche (2005) (TV movie)
David Wurawa
Zimbabwe
Best movies:
Jack Strong (2014)
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
Spooks: The Greater Good (2015)
Magdalena Kronschläger
Austria
Best movies:
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
Breathing (2011)
Tomcat (2016)
Branko Samarovski
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Die Rebellion (1993) (TV movie)
Susi Stach
Austria
Best movies:
Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! (2008)
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
The Poll Diaries (2010)
Yüsa Durak
Best movies:
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
Tatort (1970) (series)
LandKrimi (2014) (series)
Nazmî Kirik
Turkey
Best movies:
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
Before Snowfall (2013)
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
Milica Paucic
Best movies:
Tina Keserovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Orhan Yildirim
Best movies:
Franziska Singer
Austria
Best movies:
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
Fog in August (2016)
Woman in Gold (2015)
Carola Pojer
Austria
Best movies:
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
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Alev Irmak
Turkey
Best movies:
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing... (2012)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Kuma (The Second Wife) (2012)