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HIDDEN FACES
[SAKLI YÜZLER]
by Handan Ipekçi
Turkey/Germany 2007 35 mm 119 min. Turk./Germ. OV Engl. ST
Script: Handan Ipekçi, DoP: Feza Çaldiran, Ümit Ardabak, Production: Yeni Yapim Film, Tradewind Pictures, Bir Film, Cast: Şenay Aydin, Iştar Gökseven, Berk Hakman, Cem Bender, Füsün Demirel
Horror, disbelief, enthrallment – the emotions flickering on the faces of the viewers in the theater speak volumes. They are watching a Turkish documentary. The "heroine" is Zurhe, a young woman from rural Turkey who loved the local shepherd and had a child from him before he abandoned her. To restore the family’s honor, Zurhe’s uncle Ali forces her brother Ismail to strangle the baby in front of her eyes. Zurhe herself is the next to die, but instead of killing her, her father kills himself. When an enlightened uncle from Germany comes to take her with him, he too is killed by the family’s men. Finally, Zurhe is shot and left for dead. But she survives and, thanks to a lawyer, begins a new life with a new identity in a town near Istanbul.
By participating in the documentary, Zurhe wants to help prevent such honor killings. Unfortunately, her uncle Ali sees the film and is determined to finish the job.
sat 15 nov 20.00 h Caligari FilmBühne
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mon 17 nov 17.30 h Alpha Kino
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