A Tale Of Three Sisters
Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey, 2019, 107 minutes, Colour, Turkish; Turkish closed captions
2020 Sofia FF; Best Balkan Film 2019 İstanbul FF; Best Film (National Competition), Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Music, FIPRESCI Prize Sarajevo FF; Best Director, CICAE Award
Director: Emin Alper
Screenplay: Emin Alper
Cinematography: Emre Erkmen
Editing: Çiçek Kahraman
Music: Giorgos Papaioannou, Nikos Papaioannou
Production: Liman Film, NuLook Production
Cast: Cemre Ebüzziya, Ece Yüksel, Helin Kandemir, Kayhan Açıkgöz, Müfit Kayacan, Kubilay Tunçer, Hilmi Özçelik, Başak Kıvılcım Ertanoğlu
Three sisters, Reyhan, Nurhan, and Havva, are reunited in the remote mountain village where they grew up with their father, after having lived as besleme (foster child and maid) with their foster parents in the city. All three desire to return to the city as soon as possible, whether this might be achieved depends on their tactics of solidarity, competition, and on the decisions of the men around them including their father, their foster-father, and Reyhan’s husband.