A Handful of Grass

A Handful of Grass

100 mins | Nov. 2, 2000

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. ...

A Handful of Grass

100 mins | Nov. 2, 2000

A Handful of Grass
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. ...
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title Eine Hand voll Gras
Directors Roland Suso Richter
Writers

Cast

Oliver Korittke

as Udo Hellkamp

Lisa Martinek

as Gaby

Jürgen Hentsch

as Kroog

Michael Gwisdek

as Kruse

Daniel Brühl

as Bernd

Arman Inci

as Kendal

Ercan Durmaz

as Onkel

Yasmin Asadie

as Franziska

Brigitte Janner

as Frau Jansen