Sunday, June 8, 2014, 5:30 p.m., Theater 2, T2
(Introduced by Erju Ackman, Turkish film scholar)
Sunday, June 22, 2014, 2:30 p.m., Theater 1, T1
Mavi Boncuk |
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Duvar (The Wall) 1983. France. Written and directed by Yilmaz Güney
A band of young boys fight to survive in a Turkish prison, itself a metaphor for Turkey under the rule of the oppressive military government that had come to power in a 1971 coup. The film was shot in France by Güney, a popular leading man who had become politicized and was himself imprisoned for much of the 1970s.
In French; English subtitles. 117 min.
(Introduced by Erju Ackman, Turkish film scholar)
Sunday, June 22, 2014, 2:30 p.m., Theater 1, T1
Mavi Boncuk |
Duvar (The Wall) 1983. France. Written and directed by Yilmaz Güney
A band of young boys fight to survive in a Turkish prison, itself a metaphor for Turkey under the rule of the oppressive military government that had come to power in a 1971 coup. The film was shot in France by Güney, a popular leading man who had become politicized and was himself imprisoned for much of the 1970s.
In French; English subtitles. 117 min.