Synopsis
'My Name is Happy' tells the inspirational story of a Kurdish teenager, Mutlu Kaya, who comes from a remote community in South East Turkey. Aged 19, stardom beckoned when she reached the finals of Turkey's Got Talent. Days later she was shot by a man trying to abduct her. Against the odds, Mutlu survived, but with life-changing injuries and a bullet in her brain. Still recovering, Mutlu cannot escape the reality of escalating attacks against Turkish women: her career and sister, Dilek, is killed by her boyfriend, and a neighbor is murdered by her fiancé. Despite her disability, Mutlu relentlessly pursues justice for her sister, supported by her ever loyal family: mother Hanim, elder sister Songul and brother Hakan. Evoking the story of Mallalah, Mutlu turns to Tik-Tok and her 1.5 million followers for support, and articulates her righteous anger by writing and recording a deeply personal protest song.
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Director
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Nick Read,
Ayse Toprak
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Producer
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Nick Read
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Production Co
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October Films,
Red Zed Films
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Genre
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Documentary,
Biography
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Original Language
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Turkish
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Runtime
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1h 22m
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