Halam Geldi
– "Halam Geldi"(My Aunt has Arrived) does not just tell a story in the Greek village of Northern Cypru..
"Halam Geldi"(My Aunt has Arrived) does not just tell a story in the Greek village of Northern Cyprus, where the sounds of the Ezan is accompanied by the church bells, it also underlines a tradition in Anatolia; the drama of child brides. Three children in the village, three of them from Diyarbakir (Turkish Kurdistan), three of them at the age of thirteen, three of them imprisoned by their fate.
03 Jan 2014
Turkish, Greek, Kurdish
Erhan Kozan
Evrim Kanpolat
Miray Akay, Melisa Celayir, Tunç Oral, Melis Kara
"Halam Geldi"(My Aunt has Arrived) does not just tell a story in the Greek village of Northern Cyprus, where the sounds of the Ezan is accompanied by the church bells, it also underlines a tradition in Anatolia; the drama of child brides. Three children in the village, three of them from Diyarbakir (Turkish Kurdistan), three of them at the age of thirteen, three of them imprisoned by their fate.