In July

"A Summer Night's Dream."

2000 1h 36m DE

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 248

AdventureComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Daniel’s drab existence as a physics teacher takes an adventurous turn when he falls in love with a Turkish girl named Melek. He spontaneously decides to follow her to Instanbul by car. On the road across Europe, he picks up his free-spirited friend Juli, who is secretly in love with him.

“A Summer Night's Dream.”

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Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu
Daniel Bannier
Christiane Paul
Juli
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Isa
İdil Üner
Melek
Branka Katić
Luna
Fatih Akin
Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
Dylan Gray
Ungarischer Grenzbeamter
Jochen Nickel
Leo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fatih Akin
Writers: Fatih Akin
Languages: Romanian, German, Turkish, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian
Countries: Germany, Turkey

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Romanian, German, Turkish, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Turkey.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fatih Akin, shot by Pierre Aïm. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ulrich Kodjo Wendt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew Bird shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Moritz Bleibtreu and Christiane Paul and Mehmet Kurtuluş carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Summer Night's Dream.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fatih Akin directs. Pierre Aïm behind the camera. Ulrich Kodjo Wendt scores. Andrew Bird cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Turkey. Dialogue in Romanian, German, Turkish, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Romanian, German, Turkish, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Turkey.
4Directed by Fatih Akin, shot by Pierre Aïm. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ulrich Kodjo Wendt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Andrew Bird shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Moritz Bleibtreu and Christiane Paul and Mehmet Kurtuluş carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A Summer Night's Dream.".
9IMDB entry: tt0177858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "holiday", "sun", "solar eclipse", "highway".
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.