Al-Shafaq - When Heaven Divides (2019)
The patriarch and devout father Abdullah has been living in Zurich with his wife Emine and their children for years. Their eldest son Kadir and their daughter Elif are doing well in the Western world. The youngest son, Burak, is gradually becoming radicalized without really realizing it. Abdullah is initially impressed, but then Burak sets off on a "holy war." His father travels to the Turkish-Syrian border region to rescue his son.
Director: Esen Işık
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Kida Khodr Ramadan as Abdullah |
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Beren Tuna as Emine |
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Ismail Can Metin as Burak |
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Ahmed Kour Abdo as Malik |
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Serkan Ercan as The Funeral Car Driver |
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Ali Kandas as Kadir |
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Serkan Tastemur as Sami |
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Robin Arslan as Berdan |
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Mirza Sakic as Nico |
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Revsan Celiker as Gule |
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Artan Morina as Mustafa |
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Kasem Hoxha as Hodscha Halit |
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Badasar Colbiyik as Ebu Yusuf |
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Ajten Serdin as Woman in prayer room |
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Kathrin Irion as Prosecutor |
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Dardan Sadik as Ramazan |
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Philippe Nauer as Prosecutor |
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Eda Gürbüz as Elif |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Aebi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | André Bellmont | Conductor |
| Production | Andrea Blaser | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melis Atınç Gamsızoğlu | Costume Design |
| Sound | Nicolas Nagy | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Aurora Vögeli | Editor |
| Directing | Efe Can Yildiz | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Gabriel Sandru | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michél Köbl | Location Manager |
| Writing | Esen Isik | Writer |
| Production | Brigitte Hofer | Producer |
| Sound | Jonas Zellweger | Orchestrator |
| Editing | Yves Roy Vallaster | Colorist |
| Directing | Esen Işık | Director |
| Production | Sultan Ertugrul | Casting |
| Sound | Gürkan Özkaya | Sound |
| Production | Maya Galluzzi | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Emrah Gamsizoglu | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Regula Marthaler | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Eugen Danzinger | Visual Effects |
| Production | Cornelia Seitler | Producer |
| Sound | Marcel Vaid | Music |
| Art | Veli Kahraman | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jacques Kieffer | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Yves Roy Vallaster | Digital Compositor |
| Production | Susanne Müller | Casting |
| Sound | Hasan Sayin | Boom Operator |