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📊 Film Specifications

Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writer Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Screenplay)

Original Title Angst essen Seele auf

Release Date March 5, 1974

Runtime 93 min (1h 33m)

Country Germany

Language DE

Budget $130,000

Box Office $186,757

Studios Tango Film • Filmverlag der Autoren

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Name: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1974-03-05
Rating: 3.9

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

• Written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

⭐ 3.9 / 5 (475 votes) ⏱️ 93 min 🎬 Romance, Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

475 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.