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When We Leave

Die Fremde

Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Year: 2010
Duration: 119 min

Director: Feo Aladag
Scenario: Feo Aladag

Cast: Sibel Kekilli, Nizam Schiller, Derya Alabora

Programme selection: Exit Point

Synopsis:

What would you sacrifice for your family’s love? Your values? Your freedom? Your independence? German-born Umay flees her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her young son Cem with her. She is hoping to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflict. Her family is trapped in their conventions, torn between their love for her and the values of their community. Ultimately they decide to return Cem to his father in Turkey. To keep her son, Umay is forced to move again. She finds the inner strength to build a new life for her and Cem, but her need for her family’s love drives her to a series of ill-fated attempts at reconciliation. What Umay doesn’t realize is just how deep the wounds have gone and how dangerous her struggle for self-determination has become...

Awards:

Audience Award, Angers European First Film Festival, 2011; Best Film, Athens Panorama of European Cinema, 2010; Label Europa Cinemas, Berlin International Film Festival, 2010; Best International Feature, Calgary International Film Festival, 2010; Casting Award, Cologne Conference, 2010; Audience Award, Créteil International Women's Film Festival, 2010; Jury Award, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2010; German Camera Award - Best Cinematography, German Camera Award, 2010; Critics Award, German Critics Association Awards - film, best film, Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Best Score, Best Editing, 2010; Film Award in Gold, Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actress Sibel Kekilli, 3rd place - Film Award in Silver, Outstanding Feature Film, 2010; Audience Award - Best Film, Grand Prix - Best Film, Ghent International Film Festival, 2010; Best Actor, Best Actress, Marrakech International Film Festival, 2010; Public's Choice Award, Montréal Festival of New Cinema, 2010; New Faces Award - director Feo Aladag, New Faces Awards, Germany, 2010; Best Actress - Sibel Kekilli, Nuremberg Film Festival "Turkey-Germany", 2010; International Jury Award - Best Film, Mostra Award - Best Film, São Paulo International Film Festival, 2010; Best Actress - Narrative Feature, Best Narrative Feature - World Narrative Competition, Tribeca Film Festival, 2010;


 

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