1st of May: All Belongs to You

2008 1h 30m DE

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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An eleven-year-old Turkish boy, two young men from a small town, and a cuckolded policeman from the sticks all find their way to Berlin on May Day, where, in the district of Kreuzberg, emotions come to the boil every year.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ludwig Trepte
Pelle
Jacob Matschenz
Jacob
Oktay Özdemir
Nebi
Hannah Herzsprung
Ratte
Cemal Subasi
Yavuz
Peter Kurth
Harry
Benjamin Höppner
Uwe
Torsten Michaelis
Martin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jan-Christoph Glaser
Writers: Oliver Ziegenbalg, Carsten Ludwig, Michael Proehl
Languages: German, Turkish
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Turkish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jan-Christoph Glaser, shot by Kolja Raschke. 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 Rainer von Vielen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ludwig Trepte and Jacob Matschenz and Oktay Özdemir carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jan-Christoph Glaser directs. Kolja Raschke behind the camera. Rainer von Vielen scores. Sebastian Marka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, Turkish.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Turkish.
5Directed by Jan-Christoph Glaser, shot by Kolja Raschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Rainer von Vielen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sebastian Marka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ludwig Trepte and Jacob Matschenz and Oktay Özdemir carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1020932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "adolescence", "lovesickness", "grandparent grandchild relationship", "german-turkish living together".