
Geschwister – Kardeşler (1997)
Thomas Arslan’s second feature film and part of his Berlin-trilogy is a slow-paced milieu study of German-Turkish youth in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The film depicts the every day life, domestic conflicts, dreams and disappointments of three siblings and their aimless, meandering strolls through the Kreuzberg district.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas Arslan
Actors: Bilge Bingul, Bülent Akil, Fazli Yurderi, Hildegard Kuhlenberg, Mariam El Awad, Savas Yurderi, Serpil Turhan, Tamer Yigit
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