Motherland (2015)

Original title

Ana Yurdu

Directed by

Senem Tüzen

Genre

drama film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A divorced woman moves to her ancestral village in Anatolia to write a book. Her mother arrives unexpectedly, forcing them to confront their strained relationship.

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What happens

Motherland (Turkish: Ana Yurdu) is a 2015 Turkish drama film by director Senem Tüzen about a divorced, urban woman who goes to her ancestral village in Anatolia to write a book and is confronted by the unwelcomed arrival of her mother. The drama stars Esra Bezen Bilgin, Nihal Koldaş, Fatma Kısa and Semih Aydın. Tüzen's debut feature premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in the International Film Critics' Week section in September, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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