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Dormitory

2023 1h 58m Drama List
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1997, the tensions between religious and secular Turks are increasing. Fourteen-year-old Ahmet is sent by his recently converted father to an Islamic dormitory, a "Yurt", to learn Muslim values. Ahmet works hard to be the perfect son but he has trouble fitting in with rough kids at the Yurt, and feels isolated in his day secular school, where he hides his new home from his classmates. His only solace is a new friend Hakan, a street-smart kid who knows how to work the Yurt system. Together, they dream of making their own decisions.

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Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye Yurt is a snapshot of a country in transition: a country divided between traditional secularism of the founding father of modern Turkey, Ataturk, and the rising power of religion, embodied by Erdogan, whose AK Party would win power a few years later. Nov 18, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 1997, the tensions between religious and secular Turks are increasing. Fourteen-year-old Ahmet is sent by his recently converted father to an Islamic dormitory, a "Yurt", to learn Muslim values. Ahmet works hard to be the perfect son but he has trouble fitting in with rough kids at the Yurt, and feels isolated in his day secular school, where he hides his new home from his classmates. His only solace is a new friend Hakan, a street-smart kid who knows how to work the Yurt system. Together, they dream of making their own decisions.
Director
Nehir Tuna
Producer
Dorothe Beinemeier, Thierry Lenouvel, Tanay Abbasoglu, Tanay Abbasoğlu
Screenwriter
Nehir Tuna
Production Co
Ciné-Sud Promotion, Red Balloon Film , TN Yapim
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Turkish
Runtime
1h 58m