Elif Ataman
Acting
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Bonds, Roots and Passions
The story of three survivors of a refugee boat accident. Hazel, a young Syrian woman, finds herself trapped between cultural traditions and family responsibilities. Hamza, after being released from prison, struggles to reconcile with his past while trying to build a new identity and life for himself. Meanwhile, Khaled, an Afghan refugee, survives by working as a shepherd in a small village, but his love for the village headman's daughter clashes with the rigid traditions of the community.
Red Roses
“Kızıl Goncalar” tells the poignant story of Meryem, married off at 14 in an Islamic sect, and now battling bravely to prevent her daughter Zeynep from suffering the same fate as the bride of the sheikh’s grandson. Guided by her sister-in-law, a former sect member, they realize they must flee to save Zeynep from the sect’s powerful clutches. Fearfully hiding her plans from her cruel husband, Meryem must first earn money as a carer in the home of secular psychiatrist Levent, who agrees to help her. Despite their clashing religious and progressive beliefs, Meryem and Levent are drawn together emotionally, but the turmoil in their lives deepens as the identity of his daughter is revealed.
Kampüsistan
The stormy days that university youth have experienced. Lessons, love, finals. It's a lot of trouble to start, there's little time for all of them.
Like a Limbless Tree
When retired engineer Refik learns that he’s terminally ill, he gives his Syrian refugee carer, Gülizar money to flee to Greece with her two boys. As he is preparing for the upcoming Eid to announce his diagnosis to his children, Gülizar vanishes, leaving the boys behind with Refik. He struggles to find the woman in İzmir, the city of hope.