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Where was The Edge of Heaven filmed?

2007 film, directed by Fatih Akin.

  • Germany

The story is set in Istanbul, about 1,137 miles (1,829 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Bremen; Istanbul
Filmed in
Germany
Distance
About 1,137 miles (1,829 km) between Istanbul and the nearest filming location.

About The Edge of Heaven

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Released
2007
Director
Fatih Akin
Cast
Baki DavrakNurgül YeşilçayPatrycia ZiółkowskaTuncel KurtizNursel Köseİdil ÜnerErkan CanTurgay TanülküNejat İşlerLars Rudolph
Genre
DramaLgbtq-related
Awards
Lux Prize; European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

The story

He offers her a monthly payment to stop working as a prostitute and move in with him.

Unable to locate her through her family and not having any recent photos of her, he posts flyers with Yeter's photo throughout the area, in hope that it will lead to the daughter.

When her cell is raided, she flees Turkey and takes up a new identity with political allies in Bremen, Germany.

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