Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (1999)

Original title

Salkım Hanım'ın Taneleri

Directed by

Tomris Giritlioğlu

Genre

historical film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

2h 13m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family in 1940s Turkey faces a crisis when their Jewish neighbor is targeted by a discriminatory wealth tax. The film follows their struggle to survive as the government seizes property and breaks apart lives.

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What happens

Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (Turkish: Salkım Hanım'ın Taneleri) is a 1999 Turkish drama film, directed by Tomris Giritlioğlu. It is based on the historical novel Mrs. Salkim's Diamonds by Yılmaz Karakoyunlu. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on 19 November 1999, won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange Award for Best Film. This film was submitted to Turkey's 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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