''Yasemin'' is a 1988

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film directed by

Hark Bohm Hark Bohm (; born 18 May 1939) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Boh ...

. The

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and

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was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the

61st Academy Awards The 61st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1988, and took place on Wednesday, March 29, 1989, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00&nb ...

for

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, but didn't obtain a nomination. It was also entered into the

38th Berlin International Film Festival The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 February 1988. The festival opened with musical film ''Linie 1'' by Reinhard Hauff. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film '' Red Sorghum'' directed by Zhang Yimo ...

Plot

West Germany, 1988. Yasemin and Jan are in the same

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club. Yasemin is a modern young Turkish woman. Jan is an old-fashioned womaniser. When his friends bet he cannot have Yasemin he sees this as a welcome challenge. He plays his best tricks on Yasemin who eventually takes to him because she is led to believe he was no

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but a really modern nice guy. That way she does play his heartstrings. He feels ashamed to have approached her just to impress his friends. Unfortunately this truth is eventually disclosed to her, and when it is, he is dismayed by the harm he has done. However, since this is a classic

romantic movie Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

, a happy end is inevitable after all.

Cast

Ayse Romey Ayse Romey is an American-born actress. She starred in two German-Turkish films, '' Mavi Surgun'' and ''Yasemin''. She and her mother Birsel obtained a provisional order to prohibit the sale of Maxim Biller's novel "Esra", which was later confir ...

as Yasemin *

Uwe Bohm Uwe Bohm (born Uwe Enkelmann; 23 January 1962 – 8 April 2022) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows from 1973 to 2020. Biography Director Hark Bohm engaged the 11-year-old Uwe Enkelmann for the film '' ...

as Jan *

Şener Şen Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and theatre actor who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' Mr. Muhsin'' (1985) and '' Lovelorn'' (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for '' Çö ...

as father Yunuf * Ilhan Emirli as Dursun * Sevgi Özdamar as mother Dilber *

Toto Karaca İrma Felekyan, better known as Toto Karaca (18 March 1912 – 22 July 1992), was a Turkish stage actress. Of Armenian descent, Felekyan was born on March 18, 1912 in the Ottoman Empire. Her mother was Mari Hranuş Felekyan. She learned ballet ...

as aunt Zeynep * Sebnem Selduez as Nesrin *

Nursel Köse Nursel Köse (born 29 March 1961) is a Turkish-German actress. She studied and worked in Germany. Köse starred in the internationally acclaimed film ''The Edge of Heaven''. She played Keriman Akçatepe in the TV series '' Paramparça''.

as Emine *

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as Susanne *

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as Hassan *

Corinna Harfouch Corinna Harfouch (; née Meffert; 16 October 1954) is a German actress. Life and work Harfouch was born in Suhl, East Germany, the daughter of the teacher Wolfgang Meffert and his wife Marianne (née Kleber). She worked as a nurse and studi ...

as teacher Rathjens *

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as uncle Ibrahim *

Michael Gwisdek Michael Gwisdek (14 January 1942 – 22 September 2020) was a German actor and film director. Career He began his acting career in East Germany and has appeared in more than 130 films and television shows since 1968. His debut film as a direct ...

as father Eggers

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* 1988 films 1988 romantic drama films German romantic drama films 1980s German-language films West German films Turkish drama films Films set in Hamburg Films shot in Turkey Films about immigration Films about race and ethnicity Films directed by Hark Bohm 1980s German films {{1980s-Germany-film-stub

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