Whitewash (working title)

Institute History

  • 2020 Sundance Documentary Film Grant

Description

In an Arab village situated in the south of Turkey, filmmaker Ahmet Necdet Cupur’s brother Mahmut wants to divorce his newly wed wife Nezahat. At the same time, Zenep, Ahmet’s sister who is engaged to their cousin, manages to break free and gets a factory job. As Ahmet delves into their lives, an image of early weddings appears in Turkey.

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