| Ali: Fear Eats the Soul | |
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 German theatrical release poster | |
| Angst essen Seele auf | |
| Directed by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Written by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Produced by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jürgen Jürges |
| Edited by | Thea Eymèsz |
Production company | Tango-Film |
| Distributed by | Filmverlag der Autoren GmbH & Co. Vertriebs KG |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (German: Angst essen Seele auf) is a 1974 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Brigitte Mira and El Hedi ben Salem. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics award for best in-competition movie and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It is considered to be one of Fassbinder's most powerful works and is hailed by many as a masterpiece.
The film revolves around the romance that develops between Emmi, an elderly German woman, and Ali, a Moroccan migrant worker in postwar West Germany.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-26.