Director: Omar İsmail
Turkey, 2020, 30’
Arabic with Turkish and English subtitles
The film shows the life of an Egyptian family at their home, after the curfew was imposed in Turkey due to the Coronavirus. The family moved to Turkey more than 6 years ago, after they had to leave their country due to the political events that occurred in July 2013. While filming daily events a Turkish National Day celebration brings up a discussion between family members about what is the meaning of homeland for each of them? This question reveals a disturbance in the concept of identity. Does belonging to a geographical area occur due to language, religion, or a place of birth? Or is it the passport and papers that identify its holder! And what if a person loses all of this, could he create an alternative homeland? The answers of the family members show the state of nostalgia and confusion experienced by many people who had to leave their countries.
The New Year is more than just a date change on the calendar. It often marks a turning point where the weight of past experiences is felt or the uncertainty of the future is faced. This season, Pera Film highlights films that delve into themes of hope, regret, nostalgia, and new beginnings.
In 1493, exactly 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci was finishing the preparations for casting the equestrian monument (4 times life size), which Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan commissioned in memory of his father some 12 years earlier.
Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.
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