A Handful of Grass (2000)

6.0/10 • 100 min • Drama

Overview

Opening in remote Kurdistan, Eine Hand Voll Gras introduces us to the impoverished family of 10-year-old Kendal (Arman Inci). In desperate need for cash to fund his older sister's wedding, Kendal's parents allow themselves to be persuaded by Kendal's uncle (Ercan Durmaz), who lives in Germany, to let the boy go to Germany to make some money. Upon their arrival in Hamburg, the uncle is arrested and Kendal ends up in the temporary care of Hellkamp (Oliver Korittke), a cabby with a shady past. ...

Cast

Oliver Korittke

Udo Hellkamp

Lisa Martinek

Gaby

Jürgen Hentsch

Kroog

Michael Gwisdek

Kruse

Daniel Brühl

Bernd

Dieter Pfaff

Arman Inci

Kendal

Ercan Durmaz

Onkel

Yasmin Asadie

Franziska

Brigitte Janner

Frau Jansen

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