An extraordinary film documenting the contradictions of modern Turkey and its historical debate on the Kurdish problem. The film chronicles the journey of a young, first-time Turkish-language teacher from the western part of the country who is sent to a remote Kurdish village in the southeast to be the sole teacher in the village school.
by Orhan Eskiköy and Özgür Doğan, Turkey 2008, 81 mins
2009 | MIEFF, Abu Dhabi
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