"Faruk"36th Turkish Film Festival Munich
This event is in the past.
90-year-old Faruk learns that his house in Istanbul is to be demolished as part of an urban renewal programme. His daughter wants to make a film about the demolition – with Faruk in the lead role. Germany/France/Turkey 2024 | docufiction | 97 minutes | German subtitles | directed by Aslı Özge
This event is in the past.
90-year-old Faruk learns that his house in Istanbul is to be demolished as part of an urban renewal programme. His daughter wants to make a film about the demolition – with Faruk in the lead role. Germany/France/Turkey 2024 | docufiction | 97 minutes | German subtitles | directed by Aslı Özge
While Faruk tries to delay the demolition, the line between reality and fiction gradually blurs. This fictional documentary, which is based on real people and events, examines the effects of gentrification as well as the complexity of the father-daughter relationship.
