Completed - TURKISH - Social issues, First film - 94 minutes
In a remote Turkish village, five vivacious girls led by the youngest - rebellious 13-year-old Lale - grow out of childhood in a family obsessed with tradition and, specifically, the girls' virtue. A magnificent and poignant tale of tension between past and present in modern Turkey.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Deniz GAMZE ERGÜVEN Cast : Güneş ŞENSOY, Doğa Zeynep DOĞUŞLU, Tuğba SUNGUROĞLU, Elit İŞCAN, Ilayda AKDOĞAN Producer(s) : Charles GILLIBERT (CG Cinéma), Frank HENSCHKE (Vistamar)
It’s the beginning of the summer.In a village in the north of Turkey, Lale and her four sisters come home from school, innocently playing with boys.The supposed debauchery of their games causes a scandal with unintended consequences.The family home slowly turns into a prison, classes on housework and cooking replace school, and marriages begin to be arranged.The five sisters, driven by the same desire for freedom, fight back against the limits imposed on them.
Country(ies) : FRANCE, GERMANY, TURKEY
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Directors' Fortnight 2015Toronto - TIFF 2015 Special PresentationsValladolid IFF 2015 - Official Section (Silver Spike,'Pilar Miró’ Award, Fipresci, Seminci Joven, Sociograph Award, Audience Award)Stockholm IFF 2015 - Competition (Best Script)