Les Enfants terribles

dir. Ahmet Necdet Çupur / 2021 / France, Turkey, Germany / 93min.
“Les Enfants terribles” is a story of clashes between generations, between the past and the present in a village in the South-East of Turkey

In a village in the South-East of Turkey, Mahmut wants to divorce his newly-wed wife. At the same time, his sister Zeynep enrols in an open high school and takes on a job in a factory. Against her father’s wishes, she wants to leave the village and ultimately go to university. The siblings’ demands become the center of conflict in their conservative family and community, who are not used to what Mahmut and Zeynep strive for. Intimately captured by their elder brother Ahmet Necdet Çupur, who left the village 20 years ago to pursue his studies, “Les Enfants terribles” is a story of clashes between generations, between the past and the present.

duration:
93 min
country / year of production:
France, Turkey, Germany / 2021
director:
Ahmet Necdet Çupur
cinematography:
Ahmet Necdet Çupur
producer:
Delphine Morel, Nadir Öperli, Anke Petersen / TS Productions, Liman Film, JYOTI Film
selected festivals and awards:
2021 – IDFA Amsterdam
sections:
Intimate Stories
tags:
Middle East relations growing up

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