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Based Down South (2010)

Based Down South poster
Original title
Wir Sitzen Im Süden
Directed by
Martina Priessner
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany, Turkey
Runtime
1h 28m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows four Turkish people who were born in Germany and later moved to Istanbul. It shows their everyday lives and the reasons they chose to live in Turkey.

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What happens

Based Down South (German: Wir sitzen im Süden) is a 2010 German-Turkish documentary film written and directed by Martina Priessner about four Turks born in Germany but who now live in Istanbul. The film was selected for the 29th International Film Festival Istanbul, where it premiered, 53rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Films, 16th London Turkish Film Festival and the 13th Istanbul International 1001 Documentary Film Festival. Based Down South was nominated for the Grimme Award in 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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