Head-On (2004)
Directed by Fatih Akin
Two suicidal Turkish Germans meet in a Hamburg psychiatric clinic and enter a sham marriage so she can escape her family; love, violence and prison later send both of them to Istanbul.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Psychiatric clinic≈ 00:03:00Hamburg, GermanyInferred
After crashing his car into a wall, Cahit meets Sibel, who asks him to marry her.
- 2Wedding hall≈ 00:20:00Hamburg, GermanyInferred
They stage a Turkish wedding to satisfy her family.
- 3Cahit's flat and bars in Altona≈ 00:28:00Hamburg, GermanyInferred
- 4Selma's hotel and the city at night≈ 01:05:00Istanbul, TurkeyStated on screen
- 5Hotel room and Sibel's flat≈ 01:35:00Istanbul, TurkeyStated on screen
- 6Bus station≈ 01:55:00Istanbul, TurkeyStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,987 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 6
- Plane: 1,987 km
- Not shown: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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