Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Curaçao
Why tonight?
- In German — subtitles on.
The story
Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring. From the hell of an Iraqi jail, Giwar Hajabi emigrated to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and has to start right at the bottom. There are opportunities, but far more obstacles. Giwar’s rise from petty criminal to major dealer is swift. Until one shipment goes missing. In order to clear his debts with the cartel, he plans a legendary gold heist. But just as everything goes wrong, another door opens for Giwar thanks to his passion for music …
- based on memoir or autobiography
- gangsta rap
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Julia Goldberg — Leila
- Karim Günes — Ali Brecher
- Doğa Gürer — Murat
- Marlon Heidel — Gymnasiast
- Samir Jebrelli — Sidar
- Denis Ölmez — Prolet
- Harald Schwaiger — Mathelehrer
- Jesse Albert — Hausmeister
- Hussein Eliraqui — Cem
- Arman Kashani — Miran
- Aurel Klug — Gymnasiast
- Directed
- Fatih Akin
- Written
- Fatih Akin, Giwar Hajabi
Production
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 99 ratings
- Studio
- Bombero International, RAI Cinema, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, Corazón International, Lemming Film, Palosanto Films
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
