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A regular woman, Nur eine Frau, Corinth Films presents ; in cooperation with Vincent TV GMBH ; director, Sherry Hormann ; scriptwriter, Florian Oeller ; producer Sandra Maischberger

Label
A regular woman, Nur eine Frau, Corinth Films presents ; in cooperation with Vincent TV GMBH ; director, Sherry Hormann ; scriptwriter, Florian Oeller ; producer Sandra Maischberger
Language
ger
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
A regular woman
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Corinth Films presents ; in cooperation with Vincent TV GMBH ; director, Sherry Hormann ; scriptwriter, Florian Oeller ; producer Sandra Maischberger
Runtime
90
Sub title
Nur eine Frau
Summary
After escaping a forced marriage with her abusive cousin, Hatun provokes the ire of her family by embracing a westernized lifestyle. Her family decides to task her youngest brother with ending the family's shame, and thrust the horrific practice of honor killings into the national spotlightBased on the tragic honor killing of Hatun Aynur Sürücü in 2005, the film portrays a glimpse of life for a free spirited young woman living with an ultra-conservative Turkish Muslim family in Berlin. After escaping a forced marriage with her abusive cousin, Hatun provokes the ire of her family by embracing a westernized lifestyle. Her family decides to task Hatun's youngest brother with ending the family's shame, and thrust the horrific practice of honor killings into the national spotlight
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Nur eine Frau
Classification
resource.filmdirector