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The story of nine independent women from various parts of society who committed various crimes.
The life of Afife Jale, the first Turkish female theater artist, is recounted. Since childhood, Afife has been a free-spirited girl who loves her freedom. However, she lives in a conservative family environment. When she turned twelve, she was forced to wear a veil despite her objections. With the support of her family elders, her father allowed her to study painting at the School of Fine Arts. However, Afife's heart was set on theater. Initially, she staged plays for her friends on a small stage she had set up inside her home, performing the plays of the Afife Company. Her greatest obstacle was her father. With the support of her grandfather, the Pasha, and her childhood friend and lover, Dr. Ziya, Afife stood up to her father. She could not suppress her desire for much longer.
In this biographical drama, the Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz (Tarik Akan) is forced to go into internal exile after World War Two, because the government suspects him of being a communist. Most of the movie follows him while he is on the lam, and during his reunion with his wife, who grows testy from the restrictions that hiding him impose on her. Eventually he turns himself in, and while in prison, suffers some torture. All the same, he endures with the flame of his spirit undiminished.
Story of a village girl who transforms into a courageous and independent woman and fights against the men who destroyed her life.
The sad, lyrical story of four friends getting together for the first time in years, in a summer town, a “paradise of retired people.”
Eleven-year-old Yekta lives in a crumbling island mansion with her strict aunts and ailing grandfather, yearning for her absent mother. As dreams and surreal visions shape her solitude, she sets out in search of a mythical seagull with a child’s head.
A neighborhood story with loves and fights.
Family relations begins to get rough when father of the house desperately insists to have a boy and his first wife gives birth to their forth daughter.
The story of a young woman who abandoned her husband and ran away with the man she had been in love with since her childhood.
A young midwife arrives in an Anatolian village. She goes to her first birth; she tries not to show it, but she is very excited. To save time, she performs a series of checks, referring to the stages of birth in her book... At one point, her gaze falls on the woman's crotch. The baby's head is coming out. After a "successful" first birth, the young midwife's "modern" equipment becomes famous throughout the village. The village’s elderly midwife is annoyed by the presence of this young, city-dwelling midwife and a feud develops between them, until she discovers the secret of an underdeveloped child.
Turkish metalworker Cafer moves his family from a village in Turkey to Germany, viewing it as a land of opportunity. However, their new life brings unexpected challenges. As they adjust, his wife becomes deeply involved in the women’s movement, leading to a profound change in her perspective.
The story of Hasan, who must carry 40 kilos of salt on his shoulder in order to marry the most beautiful girl of Oba, Emine.
In the 1930s in Konya, Turkey, the famous belly dancer Cemile dreams of going to the big city. Murat falls in love with her.
The film tells the story of an old husband Hüsrev and Melek, who was first a servant and then his wife. With this marriage Hüsrev’s subconscious hidden passions are revealed.
“Hummadruz” is the scientific term for certain mysterious unidentifiable sounds that come from the earth. They say that especially those who have left their homeland constantly hear these sounds. The first part of this film takes place in the arid land east of Turkey. Memories of a childhood romance, children’s games and laughter, sleeping with an ill mother, are sandwiched with close-up images of eyes wide-open, blood, fear, and tension. The second narrative half tells the story of a man and his infant son who for no apparent reason jump to their death off a bridge on the Bosphorus, and a wife who follows. Dramatizing a true story, the film expresses the desperation and frustration of those who had no choice but to migrate to Istanbul from their beloved homeland.
The film, adapted from Ahmet Harndi Tanpınar's story of the same name, tells the story of a traveling theater troupe that travels from city to city. The story takes place on a train during World War II. The train windows are blacked out to avoid detection.
With his 2 wives Kuheylan started as a doorkeeper in an apartment after immigrating from small town to city. While Kuheylan was dreaming to be rich, his wives got impressed under city culture and joined their forses agains their husband.
In three stylistically very different parts, it deals with various forms of escapism in a society that has become blind to the violence that is eroding it from within. Made shortly before the 1980 military coup, Üç Bölümlü Kısa Film was bound to appear to contemporary audiences as a courageous plea for civil disobedience.
Leyla, a Turkish classical music soloist who is the envy of everyone, is shaken by the loss of her friend Cemal Bey, an udi from the instrumental ensemble. Leyla goes to Mr. Cemal's house, talks to his family, and begins to see the musician's feelings for her in a new light.
The story of a Turkish family living in Germany and their struggle for survival, as well as their relationship with their Greek friends, Niko.
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A young boy and a director of a movie theater bond over their love of cinema during the trying times of 1950's Turkey.
Ferdi is released from prison after a long term behind bars. During his incarceration, his mother has been institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital due to schizophrenia.He tries to rebuild his life and cope with the burdens that followed him during his time inside. He also has to deal with the emotional and practical weight of his mother’s condition. Meanwhile, a young journalist (Meral) is interested in exposing and writing about the lives of “prisoners of fate”. Ferdi and Meral’s paths cross and her work brings her into contact with Ferdi and the struggles he’s facing.
Meryem is also a beautiful girl from Bodrum. She was married off by her mother to Haşim, a captain of her father's age, but when the old man left his job to his former crew member Dursun, he hired a young man named Sinan as his new crew member.
Although Sevda is a successful actress, she feels that her life is not going well. She is both separated from her life partner and bored of acting in the same movies. During this time, she gives herself to drink to escape her life. However, a man she meets will make her feel excited about life again.
