History Drama Crime Music
Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring. From the hell of an Iraqi jail, Giwar Hajabi 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 …
Directed by
Fatih Akin
Written by
Fatih Akin
Mona Pirzad
Rasal Hajabi
Emilio Sakraya
Giwar Hajabi
Denis Moschitto
Maestro
Roosmarijn Wind
Employee Conservatorium
Uğur Yücel
Uncle Yero
Arman Kashani
Miran
Adam Bousdoukos
JVA Guard
Kardo Razzazi
Ali Brecher
José Barros
The Big One
Denis Ölmez
Prolet
Sogol Faghani
Shirin
Aurel Klug
Gymnasiast
Abdellatif Chaouqi
Driver Samawa
Vincent Redetzki
The Blond Steward
Ilyes Raoul
Giwar Hajabi (Teenager)
Uwe Rohde
Dieter
Korkmaz Arslan
Harun Shikak
Laurens Walter
State Attorney
Karim Günes
Ali Brecher
Poal Cairo
Mike
Greta Sophie Schmidt
Mädchen
Jesse Albert
Hausmeister
Alkan Çöklü
Özcan
Felix Quinton
Doğa Gürer
Murat
Majid Bakhtiari
Mullah
Meryem Moutaoukkil
Brave Violinist
Hussein Eliraqui
Cem
Julia Goldberg
Leila
Shaima Boone
Lecturer
Meto Ege
Nachbar
Tyrese Bukenya
Basketballer
Samir Jebrelli
Sidar
Johannes Langolf
Peter
Ivar Wafaei
Guard 1
Xatar
Joyce Mayne Sanhá
Joyce
Marlon Heidel
Gymnasiast
Ugur Tasbilek
Ahmedo
Harald Schwaiger
Mathelehrer
Hüseyin Top
Samy
Felix Bold
Rainer
Minú Köchermann
Zanina
Adjmal Sheerzoi
Walid
Kubilay Sarikaya
Baba
Hadeer Khairi Hando
Raif
Ahmed Zirek
Jamal
Laila Fadili
Young Woman in Village
Hicham Ouaraqa
Border Police Iraq
Amine Ghouada
Prison Guard Samawa
Anas El Akil
Officer Samawa
Farvad
Dr. Zinar
Loretta Stern
Sophia Botz
Rahmen Beljuli
Samy (Teenager)
Selam Ali
Xal
Ensar Albayrak
SSIO
Robert Elevert
Security
Emilija Jakutyte
Waiter
Salman Kurtulan
Yero's Man
Sendl Ugurlu
Yero's Man
Gökhan Izgi
Yero's Man
Halim Demirel
Yero's Man
Kazim Demirsbas
Yero's Man
Natalio Rijssel
Surinamese
Magdalena Bennarcyk
Schwester Ewa
Yusuf Özkaya
Trader Cem
Elfriede Krebs
Next of Kin
Wolfgang Czeczor
Gerhard Schneider
Marcus Krone
Autobahn Policeman
Jennifer Woss
Sidar's Wife
Cigdem Gezgin
Woman in Nail Salon
Zülküf Canan
Hauswart
Sidar Coskun
Fellow Inmate
Samy Abdel Hadi
Inmate (Samy)
René Lay
Lotte Schmidt

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