Elaha
Filmforum, Germany 2023, 110 Min., ger., kurd. OV, ger. st
Elaha should actually be happy – the 22-year-old German-Kurdish woman will be marrying in a few weeks. Yet she has doubts: about giving up her dreams of passing her college-entrance exams; about her future husband, who is increasingly falling into traditional gender roles; and, last but not least, about herself and her own desires. On top of it all, there’s the specific issue that she is supposed to enter into marriage a virgin, which will have to be proven medically (as her girlfriends confirm during a secretive smoking break). Torn between the unconditional love for her family and her desire for freedom, she must make a difficult decision. Milena Aboyan has dedicated her thesis film to the global topic of sexual and bodily self-determination. Vividly acted and authentically directed, the film makes impressively clear what constraints and conflicts young women must cope with in patriarchal communities.
Director Milena Aboyan
Screenplay Milena Aboyan, Constantin Hatz
Producer Matthias Greving, Igor Dovgal
Production Company
Kinescope Film GmbH, Böttcherstr. 3, 28195 Bremen, Mail: info@kinescope.de, Web: www.kinescopefilm.de
World Sales
Pluto Film Distribution Network GmbH, Bayreuther Str. 9, 10789 Berlin, Mail: info@plutofilm.de, Web: www.plutofilm.de
Distributor Camino Filmverleih GmbH, Herdweg 27, 70174 Stuttgart, Mail: info@camino-film.com, Web: www.camino-film.com
Cast Bayan Layla (Elaha), Derya Durmaz (Mutter), Nazmi Kirik (Vater), Armin Wahedi (Nasim), Derya Dilber (Shilan), Cansu Leyan (Berivan), Beritan Balci (Dilan), Slavko Popadic (Yusuf), Hadnet Tesfai (Stella Zahaye), Homa Faghiri (Nihal), Réber Ibrahim (Sami)
Premiere keine Premiere
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Screenings
| 01.11.2023 | 18:15 | Stadthalle | Hall 7 | ||
| 02.11.2023 | 13:15 | Stadthalle | Hall 7 |
