Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
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.
Genres
Romance, Drama
Studio
Tango Film
Language
de
Status
Released
How Ali: Fear Eats the Soul performed
Budget
$130,000
Worldwide Gross
$186,757
Gross Profit
$56,757
Return
1.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$29K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Romance) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Emmi Kurowski
Brigitte Mira
Emmi Kurowski
Ali
El Hedi ben Salem
Ali
Krista
Irm Hermann
Krista
Barbara
Barbara Valentin
Barbara
Mrs. Kargus
Elma Karlowa
Mrs. Kargus
Mrs. Ellis
Anita Bucher
Mrs. Ellis
Paula
Gusti Kreissl
Paula
Mrs. Angermayer
Doris Mattes
Mrs. Angermayer
Hedwig
Margit Symo
Hedwig
Bardame
Katharina Herberg
Bardame
Mrs. Munchmeyer
Lilo Pempeit
Mrs. Munchmeyer
Mr. Angermayer
Walter Sedlmayr
Mr. Angermayer
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