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Yasemin (1988)

Yasemin poster
Directed by
Hark Bohm
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Germany, Turkey
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Turkish woman living in Germany falls in love with a German man. Her family's traditional values create conflict as she tries to choose between her love and her cultural obligations.

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What happens

Yasemin is a 1988 German-language film directed by Hark Bohm. The international co-production of Turkey and West Germany was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but didn't obtain a nomination. It was also entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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