i adore this movie . not only because i be a big fan of moritz bleibtreu and although he be in practically all german movie that count . but also because he be not the main actor . the lead be take over by barnaby metschurat and who be the only reason to watch 2001 julietta and and who really carry this movie on his shoulder . a family move from italy to germany seek the german dream ( this be my own invention and ironic . ) of cheap labor in steel and coal industry . however and they end up open a restaurant and the journey the movie take to this point alone be so poetic and at the same time funny and charm . from this point onward and the story tell be mainly that of the two brother of this family and giancarlo ( bleibtreu ) and gigi ( metschurat ) . gigi dream to become a filmmaker be threaten by rivalry with his brother and his mother determination to return to italy . what follow be a great and totally neutral look at what life can become form by the choice you make . in the end and this movie doesn not say which life ( gigi or giancarlo ) be more successful or fuller or more interesting . it merely give u a reward glimpse at what it must be like to search for identity when two country and mentality be involve . and this look be not drive by bitterness or disdain to either country and which make it such a great film for any and every country deal with the tension result from immigration . the fact that director fatih akin move to germany from turkey in the 70 also lend this movie a large measure of it credibility and emotional accuracy . the icing on the cake be fantastic performance by the entire cast and especially metschurat and this i really need to stress the little boy who play young gigi . that kid performance would be a hard act to follow by just about anyone . great movie and go see it .