UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15485211
Format:
1 DVD-Video (115 Min. + Bonus)
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DD/5.1, DD/2.0
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16:9 Letterbox
Content:
During the decades before 1963, in Cyprus, under British rule, there existed a somewhat peaceful coexistence between its Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority. This peace fell apart when the English decided to give the island its independence and outside forces (Greece and Turkey) tried to control the island and its politics. The plight of the minority Turkish Cypriots during this time of turmoil is told in "Shadows and Faces." When Ruhsar (Hazar Ergüclü), a Turk, is separated from her father Hristo, a Karagöz shadow play master (Konstantinos Gavriel, the Turkish Zero Mostel), she must learn to distinguish between "Shadows and Faces." ("Gölgeler ve suretler") Turkish Cypriot writer/director Dervis Zaim illustrates the conflicts of his homeland through the fictional tale of how the actions of Veli (Osman Alkas), Hristo's brother, and his friend Anna (Popi Avraam), a sympathetic Greek woman, spark a far reaching and deadly conflict. For those who know little about Cyprus, Zaim helpfully provides a brief current history before beginning his action. The film works as an introduction to the Greek/Turkish conflict and Zaim knows how to construct a powder keg and set it off, but his overt symbolism and 'Romeo and Juliet' subplotting around the character of Ruhsar are all too obvious and cliched. Still, if Zaim is determined use his shadow puppet master to represent political shadings, one must admire his technique using light and shadow. (reelingreviews.com)
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Ländercode: Keine Angabe
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Orig.: Türkei, 2010
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Türk., engl. Untertitel
Language:
Turkish
Keywords:
Zypernfrage
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Türken
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Geschichte 1963
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Film
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DVD-Video
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Karagöz
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Film
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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