November 16, 2000
1h 26m
DE
Lars Becker
The three friends Ertan, Kemal and Mehdi live in Kiel. They are foreigners, "Kanaks", as they proudly call themselves. For them, this term is an expression of their attitude to life. The trio keeps their heads above water with small-time crooks, but over time they are drawn deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of violence and crime. On a whim, Erkan acts as the protector of two prostitutes and makes enemies of two unscrupulous pimps. After a failed robbery, Ertan ends up in prison for a short time and Kemal is deported to Turkey. However, the two proud "Kanaks" don't let this get them down, on the contrary: together, the friends now want to build a drug air bridge between Istanbul and Germany. But the dream of quick money ends in death and grief for Kemal and Ertan.
Haluk Piyes
Ertan
David Scheller
Kemal
Tyron Ricketts
Mehdi
Bernhard Wutka, Feridun Zaimoglu
15
Oezlem Cetin
Yonca
Nadeshda Brennicke
Sandra
Ercan Durmaz
Attila
Murat Yılmaz
Zlatko
Ralph Herforth
Bülent
Belhe Zaimoglu
Bülents Frau
Benno Fürmann
Der Neue
Becker & Häberle Filmproduktion
DE
