Head-On

With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.

Cast

Sibel Kekilli

as Sibel Güner

Birol Ünel

as Cahit Tomruk

Güven Kıraç

as Şeref

Meltem Cumbul

as Selma

Catrin Striebeck

as Maren

Stefan Gebelhoff

as Nico

Adam Bousdoukos

as Barmann

Mehmet Kurtuluş

as Barmann Istanbul

Demir Gökgöl

as Yunus Güner

Cem Akin

as Yılmaz Güner

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