Asli and Saeed fall in love in the mid-1990s. Although Asli’s mother is against their relationship, they secretly get married. Then he disappears. A sensitive love story that recounts how Saeed changes Asli’s life – before the entire world is shaken.
Acting
Canan Kir's silent devastation in the final act is shattering.
Direction
Berrached withholds the inevitable until it obliterates you.
Director
Anne Zohra Berrached
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of few German films to center a Muslim protagonist's 9/11 experience, released during the 20th anniversary when Western cinema still avoided this angle.
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