Country
Germany
Year
2026
Language
Turks gesproken, Dutch subtitles
Cast
Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas
Director
Ilker Çatak
Duration
127 min
Picl
Inventive and contemporary drama by director Ilker Çatak (Das Lehrerzimmer). The marriage of the celebrated actress Derya (Özgü Namal) and director and teacher Aziz (Tansu Biçer) is under strain after they lose their jobs due to the state's arbitrariness.
They move to Istanbul to live with Aziz's parents. She and their 13-year-old daughter must reshape their lives. Derya receives an attractive offer, Aziz finds a job. But is there still room for their principles and a free opinion?
Yellow Letters won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Although the film takes place in Turkey, Berlin (as Ankara) and Hamburg (as Istanbul) serve as the backdrop for powerlessness, corruption, and state coercion. By using Germany as an actor, Çatak shows that (self)censorship and state control do not stop at the border.
8:40 PM - 10:57 PM
€ 13.00
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