A woman tries to give a pair of shoes to her husband, who is in prison. The story takes place in Diyarbakır, Turkey in 1984 after the military coup in 1980, where the only language allowed to be spoken in prison is Turkish. The film won “Palme D’or” for short film in Cannes Film Festival 2012.
Directed by L. Rezan Yesilbas
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Cast
Belçim Bilgin
Zeynep
Cem Bender
Huseyin
Crew
Türksoy Gölebeyi
Cinematography
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Shreyas
5.0★ · 11/28/20
Maybe it’s my lack of knowledge on the Kurdish history this is set around, but I kinda wish there was more to go on in the short film. Close ups of the actress were pretty well shot.
Maybe it’s my lack of knowledge on the Kurdish history this is set around, but I kinda wish there was more to go on in the short film. Close ups of the actress were pretty well shot.
