Festival Diary 
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 18 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 Holloway Road Mon 18 Dec 2.00pm
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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 18 Dec 4.15pm
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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 18 Dec 4.15pm
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Dot / Notka
Following the success of Waiting for Paradise, Dervis Zaim's latest film is a tale of crime, punishment and one man's quest for redemption. Ahmet, a calligrapher, reluctantly helps his friend Selim to sell a priceless copy of the Koran owned by Selim's family. More >>
Odeon Lee Valley Mon 18 Dec 6.30pm
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Murky Waters / Münferit
"You'd salt the meat if the meat stinks…but what if the salt stinks?" In a lovely coastal town, the decomposed bodies of two men, including one transvestite, are retrieved from a car under the sea. More >>
Odeon Holloway Road Mon 18 Dec 6.30pm
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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 18 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 Holloway Road Mon 18 Dec 8.45pm
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