1984: Zeynep, who lives in Diyarbakır with her three children, wants to visit her husband in prison. Zeynep only speaks her mother tongue Kurdish; however, only the Turkish language is allowed to be spoken in prison, so she’s unable to utter a word there. On the other hand, she wants to bring a new pair of shoes to her husband but it’s forbidden to bring anything to prisoners from outside …
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 14 min.
- Country, year
- Türkiye, 2012
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Turkish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- L. Rezan Yeşilbaş
- Screenplay
- L. Rezan Yeşilbaş
- Cinematography
- Türksoy Gölebeyi
- Cast
- Belçim Bilgin, Cem Bender
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- “Palme d’Or“ Award
- AsiaAfrica Award;European Film Awards
- unknown - 1
Director
L. Rezan Yeşilbaş
L. Rezan Yeşilbaş completed his BA at Istanbul Marmara University (cinema and TV department) in 2008. He wrote and directed his debut short film The Judgement in 2008. The film won the Audience Award at the Boston FF. L. Rezan Yeşilbaş won the Palme d’or for Silent at the Cannes IFF short film competition 2012.
