Festival Diary

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 Lee Valley Tue 16 Dec 2.00pm
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Refugee / Mülteci

Refugee is based on the director’s interviews with refugees and his experiences of refugee camps in Germany. The son of an influential feudal lord in Southeastern Turkey, Şivan is sent to Germany when he gets caught up between the State and terrorist organisations. More >>

Odeon Holloway Road Mon 16 Dec 2.00pm
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A Man's Fear Of God / Takva

Humble Muharrem has lived the same life of Islamic devotion and prayer for 30 years. But this all changes when his simple honesty attracts the leader of a powerful religious group who entrusts him with collecting rent for the Mosque’s considerable holdings. More >>

Odeon Lee Valley Tue 16 Dec 4.15pm
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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 Holloway Road Mon 16 Dec 4.15pm
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Bliss / Mutluluk

When a young woman named Meryem is raped, custom requires that she be killed in order to expunge the honour of her family. Cemal, the son of the village leader, is unwillingly given the task. More >>

Odeon Lee Valley Mon 16 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 Holloway Road Mon 16 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 Lee Valley Mon 16 Dec 8.45pm
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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 Holloway Road Mon 16 Dec 8.45pm
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