Wedding to Severance (Arilciga Dügün) by M. Namik Ugur and Mustafa Saglam. Turkey, 2003, 37 min, MiniDV US première

A film student from Ankara University returns to his Kurdish village in southeastern Anatolia for his brother and sister’s wedding. The brother, Seydo, and the sister, Perde, will marry another brother and sister in a traditional marital arrangement known as Berdel. Seydo, who has already sacrificed himself to put his younger brothers through school, now makes an even greater sacrifice––of his happiness––so that his sister may marry the man of her choice. This autobiographical documentary follows a real-life story that has all the elements of a captivating melodrama. In Turkish and Kurdish with English subtitles.

Sat, Nov 5, 5:00


Cast and Crew:

Producer: M. Namik Ugur
Cinematography: Özgür Polat, Onur Erdem
Editor: Özgür E. Arik


Print Source:

Ankara University Faculty of Communication
Cemal Gürsel Cad. A. U. Cebeci Yerleskesi 06590 Cebeci, Ankara 06590, Turkey
Phone: (90 312) 319 7714
Fax: (90 312) 362 2717
Email: ozkam@media.ankara.edu.tr

 
 
 
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