A teenage Yazidi girl, Hevi, tries to survive with her mother and younger sister in war-torn Iraq. As armed men ravage the countryside, the family spends their days hiding in a cave near their abandoned village. Amidst catastrophe, young Hevi must make a heart-breaking decision.
- Year:
- 2016
- Runtime:
- 18 min.
- Country:
- Turkey
- Director:
- Bülent Öztürk
- Screenplay:
- Bülent Öztürk
- Dir. of Photography:
- Mehmet Y. Zengin
- Editor:
- David Verdurme
- Cast:
- Xwişka Mezin Bişeng Ünver, Dayik Pelin Batu, Xwişka Piçuk Rojîn Gür
- Production:
- Minds Meet
- Sales:
- Minds Meet
Schedule:
13.11.2016
17:45
Kino Lumière (K4)
(Shorts Competition 3)
15.11.2016
18:30
Kino Lumière (K4)
(Cinema Now - shorts)
About the Director:
Bülent Öztürk
Bülent Öztürk (1975, Bağlarbaşı, Turkey) is a Belgian–Kurdish filmmaker based in Antwerp. His short film, Houses with Small Windows (2013), was nominated for best short film at European Film Awards and was also part of the BIFF short film competition. He is currently working on his first feature–length film entitled Blue Silence.