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A Handful of Grass (2000)

A Handful of Grass (2000)

Drama
Release Date: 2000, November 2
Directors: Roland Suso Richter
Countries: Germany, Iran
Cast: Daniel Brühl, Michael Gwisdek, Ercan Durmaz, Brigitte Janner, Oliver Korittke, Lisa Martinek, Jürgen Hentsch, Yasmin Asadie, Arman Inci

Overview:

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. ...