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Dil Leyla

Direction
Year 
2016
Country
  • Germany
Duration
71min 
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Subtitles 

At 26, a young Kurdish-German woman is elected the youngest mayor in Turkey. In a record 81% landslide she is elected mayor of Cizre, a Kurdish capital city that lies in the war-torn region at Turkey’s border with Syria and Iraq.

It is here that Leyla was born, but after her father was killed by the Turkish military, she was sent at the age of 5 to live in Germany. After more than 20 years, she returns home. Her goal is to heal and beautify the civil-war-torn city, which is enjoying a break in the violence. But on the eve of Turkey’s parliamentary elections, everything changes, and old memories become more real than ever.

Details

  • Original title
    Dil Leyla
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Asli Özarslan
  • DOP
    Asli Özarslan
  • Duration
    71 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2016
  • Country
    • Germany
  • Colour
    • Colour

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