The Cut (2014)
Overview
In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $16,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.024 |
Directed By
Fatih Akin
Crew
Fatih Akin
Rainer Klausmann
Mardik Martin
Alexander Hacke
Fatih Akin
Fatih Akin
Reinhard Brundig
Karl Baumgartner
Maren Meyer
Ali Betil
Sleiman Tadros
Adel Akkad
Elaine Ford
Adrian Young
Hanse Warns
Johannes Kümmel
Jonas Kluger
Lucas Seeberger
Juri Stanossek
Laurette Bourassa
Allan Starski
Ron Webber
Béatrice Kruger
Ian Duncan
Sabine Schumann
Frank Bollinger
Jonathan Acbard
Andrew Bird
Karen Schembri Grima
Ronnie Paul
Ruben Dishdishyan
Carsten Richter
Roland Langschwert
Charlo Dalli
Katrin Aschendorf
Doug Steeden
Alain Ortiz
Francis Boespflug
Alberto Fanni
Flaminio Zadra
Ewa Puszczyńska
Valerio De Paolis
Fabienne Vonier
Stéphane Parthenay
Paul McCulloch
Nurhan Sekerci-Porst
Thomas Hacikoglu
Debbie Scicluna
Ali Akdeniz
Piotr Dzięcioł
Nenad Pečur
Aram Movsesyan
TOP CAST
Tahar Rahim
Nazaret Manoogian
Simon Abkarian
Krikor
Makram J. Khoury
Omar Nasreddin
Hindi Zahra
Rakel
Kevork Malikyan
Hagob Nakashian
Bartu Küçükçağlayan
Mehmet
Trine Dyrholm
Orphanage Headmistress
Moritz Bleibtreu
Peter Edelman
Arsinée Khanjian
Frau Nakashian
Akin Gazi
Hrant
George Georgiou
Vahan
Numan Acar
Alpasan
Anna Savva
Mrs. Krikorian
Lara Heller
Lucinée & Arsinée Manoogian (Adult)
Joel Jackshaw
Tom
Grace Dove
Emma
Andrea Hessayon
Mrs. Balakian
Michael S. Ruscheinsky
Henry, Minneapolis Man
Katerina Poladjan
Magdalena
John Keogh
Hobo
Dustin MacDougall
Henry
Rozet Hubeş
Soap Factory Woman
Aysan Sümercan
Old Soap Factory Woman
Josephine Welcome
Armenian Grandma
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