A Handful of Grass (movie)

Name: A Handful of Grass
Director: Roland Suso Richter
Released: 2000-10-2
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Oliver Korittke, Lisa Martinek, Jürgen Hentsch, Michael Gwisdek, Daniel Brühl

Eine Hand voll Gras

User score: 6.4
Production country: Germany, Iran
Producer: Roland Suso Richter
Release date: 11/2/2000
Run time: 100 min.

Movie description

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. ...