QUEEN LEAR
Turkey 2019 – Director: Pelin Esmer – Original language: Turkish – Subtitles: English – Length: 84 min.
A group of women from the southern Turkish village of Arslanköy put on a performance of “King Lear.” In it they dispense with male actors and play all the roles themselves. The result is theatre that amuses and inspires and doesn’t just turn King Lear’s life upside down.
We present the German premiere of the film at DOK.fest München 2020 @home.
Biography
Pelin Esmer is an author and director of documentary and feature films. After studying sociology, she devoted herself to filmmaking. Since the foundation of her own film production Sinefilm in 2001, she has been producing independent films. Already in THE PLAY she portrayed the beginnings of the theatre group.
Filmography
SOMETHING USEFUL, TR/FR/NL/DE 2017, 107 min.
WATCHTOWER, TR/FR/DE 2012, 100 min.
THE PLAY, TR 2005, 70 min.
Writer: Pelin Esmer. Camera: Morteza Atabaki, Pelin Esmer. Sound: Hüseyin Can Ero. Editing: Pelin Esmer, Eren Aksu. Music: Bariş Diri. Production: SINEFILM. Producer: Dilde Mahalli. International Sales: Sweet Spot Docs
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