Ali
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Ali is the central protagonist of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1974 film "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul," a Moroccan immigrant whose relationship with an older German woman exposes themes of racism, loneliness, and social alienation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Ali: Fear Eats the Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
commodification of migrant workers
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fear as internalized oppression ⓘ power imbalance in relationships ⓘ |
| centralConflict | interracial and intergenerational relationship in a prejudiced society ⓘ |
| coProtagonistWith | Emmi Kurowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Rainer Werner Fassbinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | living character at end of film but physically vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| experiences |
exoticization
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housing discrimination ⓘ objectification ⓘ social isolation ⓘ workplace discrimination ⓘ |
| facesTheme |
ageism toward his partner
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class prejudice ⓘ loneliness ⓘ racism ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | melodrama ⓘ |
| filmMovementContext | New German Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| fullName | El Hedi ben Salem M’Barek Mohammed Mustapha Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | "Ali" (nickname used in the film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanticRelationshipWith | Emmi Kurowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthIssue | stress-related stomach ulcer ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | characters in Douglas Sirk’s film "All That Heaven Allows" (indirectly) ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
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broken German ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | Moroccan ⓘ |
| occupation |
laborer
ⓘ
mechanic ⓘ |
| partnerAgeDifference | significantly younger than Emmi Kurowski ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | El Hedi ben Salem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesInCountry | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
migrant laborer in postwar West Germany
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victim of structural racism ⓘ |
| workTypeAppearsIn | feature film ⓘ |
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