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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 5, 1974

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Romance, Drama

User Score

77%

Original Title

Angst essen Seele auf

Production Companies

Tango Film, Filmverlag der Autoren

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Budget

$130,000

Description

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.