Yapım Tarihi - 2016
Süresi - 01:11:00
Format - Uzun Belgesel, Renkli, Almanca, Almanya
Yönetmen - Aslı Özarslan
Oyuncular -Leyla Imret, Cihan Imret, Merjem Imret, Sacide Imret, Evin Imret,
Rosida Imret, Dilges Imret
At 26, a Kurdish-German woman is elected the youngest mayor in Turkey. In a
record 81% landslide she is elected mayor of Cizre, a Kurdish capital city that
lies in the war-torn region at Turkey’s border with Syria and Iraq. It is here
that Leyla was born, but after her father was killed by the Turkish military,
she was sent at the age of 5 to live in Germany. After more than 20 years, she
returns home. Her goal is to heal and beautify the civil-war-torn city, which is
enjoying a break in the violence. But on the eve of Turkey’s parliamentary
elections, everything changes, and old memories become more real than ever.
In 2014 I read an article about Leyla Imret. A young woman at my age decides to
return to the hometown of her parents. After reading her story, I wanted to know
more about her motivation and ambitions. Why she went there, why this position,
and what connects her with the town. I went to Cizre on research and wanted to
experience her in that particular town. Here I saw her everyday life, which was
new to a mayor, in an unknown town. I learned about her motivations. I knew that
I had to make a film about it.
5. Duhok Film Festival, Kurdish Documentaries, Screening. 2017
