original title:
Rheingold
directed by:
cast:
Emilio Sakraya, Mona Pirzad, Sogol Faghani, Kardo Razzazi, Ugur Yücel, Denis Moschitto, Huseyin Top, Arman Kashani, Ensar "Eno" Albayrak, Adam Bousdoukos
screenplay:
Fatih Akin, from the book "Alles oder Nix" by Giwar Hajabi
cinematography:
Rainer Klausmann
set design:
costume design:
Katrin Aschendorf
producer:
production:
distribution:
I Wonder Pictures [Italy], Future Film [Denmark], Future Film [Finland], Pathé Distribution [France], Warner Bros. Entertainment [Germany], Odeon - Rosebud.21 [Greece], Future Film [Iceland], Future Film [Norway], Vertigo Films [Spain], Future Film [Sweden], Warner Bros. Entertainment [Switzerland], Arthouse Traffic [Ukraine]
world sales:
country:
Germany/Italy/Netherland
year:
2022
film run:
140'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (27/07/2023)
festivals & awards:
Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring: Fatih Akin’s new film is based on the autobiographical novel »Alles oder Nix« (»All or Nothing«) of the probably most authentic exponent of German gangsta rap. From the hell of an Iraqi jail, Giwar Hajabi (Emilio Sakraya) emigrated to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and has to start right at the bottom. There are opportunities, but far more obstacles. Giwar’s rise from petty criminal to major dealer is swift. Until one shipment goes missing. In order to clear his debts with the cartel, he plans a legendary gold heist. But just as everything goes wrong, another door opens for Giwar thanks to his passion for music…