Underplayed Gems

The Play (2005)

The Play poster
Original title
Oyun
Directed by
Pelin Esmer
Genre
documentary film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Nine peasant women in a mountainous village of southern Turkey decide to write a play about their own lives. The documentary shows them as they share stories and prepare for their performance.

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What happens

Oyun est un film documentaire turc réalisé par Pelin Esmer, sorti en 2005. Le documentaire montre neuf paysannes d'un village de montagne du sud de la Turquie qui ont décidé d'écrire une pièce de théâtre sur leurs vies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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