Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

8
1974 1 hr 33 min Drama , Romance

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.

  • Cast:
    Brigitte Mira , El Hedi ben Salem , Irm Hermann , Barbara Valentin , Elma Karlowa , Gusti Kreissl , Doris Mattes

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Reviews

Livestonth
1974/06/05

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

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Salubfoto
1974/06/06

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

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Neive Bellamy
1974/06/07

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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Donald Seymour
1974/06/08

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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