Matinee
Series/Themes: Middle Eastern & South Asian Sidebar
Genre: Comedy, Drama, International
Accessibility: Subtitles
Film Year: 2018
Locations: Turkey
Film Length: 117 min.
Languages: Turkish
Subtitles: Subtitled
Director: Tolga Karaçelik
Featuring: Tolga Tekin, Bartu Küçükçağlayan, Tuğçe Altuğ
After a traumatic event in childhood, siblings Cemal, Kenan, and Suzan left their village of Hasanlar to be raised by their extended family. Thirty years later, the estranged siblings have been summoned back to their village by their father, who suggests that they learn about the history of Hasanlar. Upon their arrival, they discover their father has since passed away and had one final wish—to be buried on the hottest day of the year when the butterflies come to the village to die. This wild, dark comedy provides a playful and heartfelt look at the complexities of familial bonds. Introduction by Joshua M. White (UVA)
This film is part of the Middle Eastern and South Asian Film series supported by the UVA Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures and the UVA Department of Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures
1:45 PM
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