Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Name: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Released: 1974

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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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

Cinema Atlas Connection

This film, it’s about the fear that eats the soul. It’s about how society can just tear people apart. It’s an incredibly important film because it teaches you that fear is something that will eat your soul and that society creates fear. It’s incredibly relevant today as well.

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