Elaha, 22, believes she must restore her supposed innocence before she weds. A surgeon could reconstruct her hymen but she cannot afford such an operation. She asks herself: why does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?
Keywords
- Berlinale
- Female Filmmakers
- Locarno Film Festival!
- Only on Sooner
- Portraits of empowered women
- Women's Rights
Actors
- Bayan Layla
- Armin Wahedi Yeganeh
- Derya Durmaz
- Derya Dilber
- Cansu Leyan
Director
- Milena Aboyan
Elaha, a 22-year-old woman of Kurdish origin, is seeking to have her hymen reconstructed in the hope of restoring her innocence before her marriage.
Elaha, 22, believes she must restore her supposed innocence before she weds. A surgeon could reconstruct her hymen but she cannot afford such an operation. She asks herself: why does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Milena Aboyan
Cast
Bayan Layla
Cast
Armin Wahedi Yeganeh
Cast
Derya Durmaz
Cast
Derya Dilber
Cast
Cansu Leyan