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A Handful of Grass

A Handful of Grass

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 2, 2000

Runtime

1h 40m

User Score

64%

Original Title

Eine Hand voll Gras

Director

Roland Suso Richter

Description

Opening in remote Kurdistan, Eine Hand Voll Gras introduces us to the impoverished family of 10-year-old Kendal (Arman Inci). In desperate need for cash to fund his older sister's wedding, Kendal's parents allow themselves to be persuaded by Kendal's uncle (Ercan Durmaz), who lives in Germany, to let the boy go to Germany to make some money. Upon their arrival in Hamburg, the uncle is arrested and Kendal ends up in the temporary care of Hellkamp (Oliver Korittke), a cabby with a shady past. ...