Gülizar

Local title
Gülizar
Director
Belkıs Bayrak
Country
Turkey, Kosovo
Year
2024
Festival
28th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Best of Festivals
Genre
drama
Subject
familial relationships, harrassment, love, abuse, sexual abuse, women, revenge

A sensitive character study of a young woman after a trauma.

After Gülizar is sexually assaulted, her future husband Emre does not report the incident, but later decides to go after the attacker himself. Gülizar's wedding preparations slowly turn into a claustrophobic, silent journey as she fears that her attacker will be exposed. Her flame of silence burns not only herself, but also the love she feels for Emre.

Following the short films “The Apartment” (2018) and “Cemile” (2021), “Gülizar” is the courageous debut feature of writer-director Belkıs Bayrak. Bayrak’s vision for her protagonist as she struggles in the aftermath of the attack is as precise and assured as her filmmaking. Told through the gaze of a woman yearning for her own internal locus of control, Gülizar delves into the complexities of trauma, societal expectations, and the universal search for self-discovery and determination, which – despite all the obstacles – Is the only way forward. (Toronto FF)

Belkis Bayrak's gripping debut feature has been successfully screened in both Toronto and San Sebastian competition programmes.

Director
Belkıs Bayrak
Screenwriter
Belkıs Bayrak
Cast
Ecem Uzun, Bekir Behrem, Hakan Yufkacıgil, Ernest Malazogu, Aslı İçözü
Producer
Mehmet Bahadır Er, Belkıs Bayrak, Murat Yaşar Bayrak
Cinematographer
Kürşat Üresin
Composer
Kanan Rustamli
Music
Kanan Rustamli
World sales
Saba Film
Runtime
Language
Albanian, Turkish
Subtitles
English
Other festivals
Toronto, San Sebastian
Director
Belkıs Bayrak

Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening010703 / Gülizar
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening052203 / Gülizar
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening150701 / Gülizar
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
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