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  • 2001
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2001
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary A romantic road film, the story focuses on Daniel, a shy and naive physics teacher trying to get from Hamburg to Istanbul in 7 days in order to meet Melek, a woman he's fallen in love with. His wild odyssey is shared by Juli, a young woman hungry for life who predicts Daniel will soon find his one true love. On his way East, Daniel dis...

Directed By: Fatih Akin

Written By: Fatih Akin

  • 2001
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2001
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 39 m

In July

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
71
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
6.4
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Summary A romantic road film, the story focuses on Daniel, a shy and naive physics teacher trying to get from Hamburg to Istanbul in 7 days in order to meet Melek, a woman he's fallen in love with. His wild odyssey is shared by Juli, a young woman hungry for life who predicts Daniel will soon find his one true love. On his way East, Daniel dis...

Directed By: Fatih Akin

Written By: Fatih Akin

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Everything you might want in a road movie: an off-the-cuff sense of adventure, a winningly scruffy charm and a whip-smart sense of humor.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
80
Every time the pace starts to flag, it coughs up one hilarious left-field interlude after another.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
75
Sweet little crowd-pleaser.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
75
Who would have thought a German comedy could be light, charming and devoid of intellectual snobbery?
By Marta Barber FULL REVIEW
75
A picture so infectious it almost seems original.
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70
Highly engaging, beautifully played romancer.
By Derek Elley FULL REVIEW
50
A nimbler approach to border crossing, German-born director Fatih Akin's In July resembles a shaggier "Serendipity," with a similar moony conflation of coincidence and destiny.
By Ed Park FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
6.4
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22% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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67% Positive
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22% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Production Company Wüste Film, Filmförderung Hamburg, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Argos Filmcilik Turizm, Quality Pictures
Release Date Dec 7, 2001
Duration 1 h 39 m
Genres
Tagline Im Ernst, im Spaß, im Juli.
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Awards

German Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tromsø International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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