Based Down South (2010)

Original title

Wir Sitzen Im Süden

Directed by

Martina Priessner

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, Turkey

Runtime

1h 28m

Elsewhere

IMDb

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.

observationalcontemplativeintimateunderstatedthoughtfulpersonal

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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