Overview
A woman tries to give a pair of shoes to her husband, who is in prison. The story takes place in Diyarbakır, Turkey in 1984 after the military coup in 1980, where the only language allowed to be spoken in prison is Turkish. The film won “Palme D’or” for short film in Cannes Film Festival 2012.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the European Film Award for Best Short Film (2012)
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Setting
Set in Diyarbakır
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Türksoy Gölebeyi
Details
- Director
- Writer
- L. Rezan YesilbasWriter
- Original title
- Bê Deng
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 25, 2012
- Original language
- Kurdish
- Countries
- Turkey
Cast
Videos
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