Yellow Letters - Ilker Çatak

Germany, 129 minutes Famous actress Derya and her husband Aziz, a drama professor, lead a happy life in Ankara with their daughter. Until an incident during the premiere of their new play suddenly makes them experience the arbitrariness of the Turkish state. They are forced to give up their jobs and leave their home. Out of necessity, they move in with Aziz's mother in Istanbul to build a new life there. Derya views this pragmatically, while Aziz remains idealistic. In this sizzling thriller, the director of 'Das Lehrerzimmer' shows the moral complexity of an authoritarian system and the dynamics of a family under high tension. A topical film that makes you think about what is right and wrong and the well-deserved winner of the Gouden Beer in Berlin.