Jan Jan

In a poor Anatolian Town, an old man takes for his bride the beautiful, young girl Güzel, paying her father in land. Other jealous men in the town frown upon this union while Güzel is isolated from society by her impotent and insecure old husband. More >>

Odeon Holloway Road Fri 12 Dec 2.00pm
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Havar

Havar, meaning 'cry for help' in Kurdish, is the name of the young female protagonist living in the remote Turkish village of Batman, notorious for its honour killings. While laundering in the river, Havar 'loses' her kerchief to Sedat. More >>

Odeon Lee Valley Fri 12 Dec 2.00pm
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Fog And The Night / Sis Ve Gece

Fog and the Night is about a disillusioned secret service agent and the search for his young lover. Hopeless at expressing his feelings, Sedat is consumed by guilt after failing to solve the murder of his chief and close friend. More >>

Odeon Holloway Road Fri 12 Dec 4.15pm
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Made in Europe

Three stories unfold in three European capitals on a single night. It is 2001: the night U.S troops entered Afghanistan. Three groups of Turkish people gather in Madrid, Paris and Berlin where they are seeking, or living without, legal status after moving from country to country for years like itinerant ghosts. More >>

Odeon Lee Valley Fri 12 Dec 4.15pm
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+ Ömer Come Home / Ömer Eve Gel

Following the screening of Made in Europe

Times and Winds / Beş Vakit

In a stunning mountain village untouched by the modern world, the day is divided into five parts according to the calls to prayer. The film is a portrait of the villagers' dreams and desires which lie beneath the austerity and discipline of their workaday lives. More >>

Odeon Holloway Road Fri 12 Dec 6.30pm
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My Marlon and Brando / Gitmek

Turkish actress Ayça Damgaci and Hama Ali, a charismatic Kurdish B-movie actor and sometime star of Iraqi Superman, fell in love in real-life whilst working on a film. Separated by borders, their love affair continued through video love letters and broken telephone lines. More >>

Odeon Lee Valley Friday 12 Dec 6.30pm
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Autumn / Sonbahar

Released from prison after 10 years for anti-government activities as a student in the 1990s, Yusuf returns to his sickly mother in a mountainous village near the Black Sea. He only sees his childhood friend Mikail. More >>

Odeon Holloway Road Fri 12 Dec 8.45pm
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Blue Eyed Giant / Mavi Gözlü Dev

Nâzım Hikmet, the remarkable 20th century Turkish poet, lived a life of passion and struggle. Convicted for communist propaganda and sentenced to 28 years as World War II raged on the outside, the poet became a legend in the prison system. More >>

Odeon Lee Valley Fri 12 Dec 8.45pm
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