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In a village in Turkey, five sisters are playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them.

Keywords

  • Ann Sirot’s favourite films
  • Best first feature
  • Best of the decade
  • Cannes: Quinzaine des Cinéastes
  • Cinéart: 50 Years of Great Cinema
  • Coming of Age
  • European Film Awards
  • Female Filmmakers
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
  • Fien Troch’s favourite films
  • Golden Globes
  • Les César du cinéma
  • Portraits of empowered women
  • Premios Goya
  • Red Carpet
  • Teenage Years
  • The Oscars
  • The Sooner team's favorites: Sarah
  • Women's Rights

Actors

  • Güneş Nezihe Şensoy
  • Burak Yigit
  • Nihal Koldas
  • Doğa Zeynep Doğuşlu
  • Suzanne Marrot
  • Elit Işcan
  • Ayberk Pekcan
  • Tuğba Sunguroğlu
  • Ilayda Akdoğan
  • Bahar Kerimoğlu
  • Erol Afsin

Director

  • Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Drama


1h 34min


-12

TR


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Turkey
2015
In a village in Turkey, five sisters are playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences.

In a village in Turkey, five sisters are playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences.


Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them.

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Cast & Crew