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Based on the life of an Iranian-German drug dealer and rapper, Fatih Akin’s never-ending drama is uncomfortably skewed towards its violent subject matter.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
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To appreciate Fatih Akin’s genre leap “Rhinegold,” you have to worry about his utterly unsympathetic track, a violent delinquent, and, later, a successful rap artist named Giwar Hajabi. And while Emilio Sakraya deserves respect for tackling the monumentally unsympathetic role of In the Case of the Adult Hajabi, his arrogant air of mystery only underscores the film’s obvious appeal to his character’s wrongdoings. Just like the end of a fairy tale with animated mermaids frolicking around.
Inspired by Hajabi’s tumultuous life, “Rhinegold” begins in 2010 with her torturing a Syrian criminal for refusing to spit out bullion from an audacious gold heist. From there, the film examines her inauspicious birth in a rubble-filled cave while her parents, Kurdish musicians, flee the Iranian revolution. In the mid-1990s, the young Hajabi settled safely in Bonn, promoting drugs and stolen pornography while perfecting his bare-handed hitting skills. Fortunately, the Persian is handsome. (Sogol Faghani) in charge of him will later forgive the ferocious blows he inflicts on his opponent right in front of her.
Combining a war movie, a coming-of-age drama, and a gangster thriller, Akin and Hajabi’s script is a daunting combination of repulsive habits and nasty rap lyrics. The imprisonment puts an end to the film’s parade of criminal plots and at the same time rekindles Hajabi’s musical career; However, in the face of these nefarious acts we see a more attractive story: that of dispossessed minorities who continually unite to reclaim strength in a new world.
“Rhinegold” is not that movie. As his arrogant subject smacks of another best friend and a new angle, not caring about the pain he’s causing his family, the symbol is almost astonished.
“My kismet sucks,” Hajabi complained after one of his many setbacks. In some ways, I don’t think Kismet is their problem.
RhinegoldUnclassified. Duration: 2 hours 18 minutes. In cinemas.
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