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Genre : Comedy, Drama | Original Language : German, Italian | Country : Germany
Directed by : Fatih Akin Screenplay : Ruth Toma Cinematographer : Rainer Klausmann Editor : Andrew Bird
Producers/ Co- Producers : Wüste Filmproduktion and Wüste Film West GmbH, WDR/ARTE, Bavaria Film GmbH, Multimedia Film - und Fernsehproduktion GmbH
Duration : 120 minutes
It´s the 1960s, and there´s little work in southern Italy.Gigi,his older brother Giancarlo and their parents leave their dusty hometown of Solino for Germany,where they open the first pizzeria in the Ruhr District.The two boys begin to explore the strange new world around them,Gigi with openness and enthusiasm,Giancarlo with prudence and cunning.The years go by and the boys become rebellious young men.Even law-abiding Gigi has a run-in with the law provoked by his brother´s recklessness.Yet the two remain close and rent a flat with their friend Johanna.The latent rivalry between the brothers rises to the surface when they both fall in love with her.Giancarlo,who´s always felt eclipsed by his more popular younger brother,wants Johanna for himself.He also envies Gigi´s determination to realise his childhood dream of shooting a movie.Just when his first film is selected for a festival,Gigi temporarily returns to Solino,leaving Johanna with Giancarlo,and the fate of his film in his brother´s hands....
