Voice of My Father (2012)
1h 28m
Running Time
November 1, 2012Release Date
Voice of My Father (2012)
1h 28m
Running Time
November 1, 2012Release Date
Plot.
A haunting sociopolitical drama blending fiction and documentary to elucidate the turbulent history of a Kurdish family. Mehmet (co-director Zeynel Dogan) lives with his pregnant wife in Diyarbakir, eastern Turkey. His father was fatally injured while working in Saudi Arabia and all he has left is an audio tape letter. Now he is to become a father himself, he visits his mother to ask about more of these cassettes but she’s evasive, reluctant to upset Mehmet’s view of his father with the whole dark story.
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Details.
Release DateNovember 1, 2012
Original NameBabamın Sesi
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
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Wiki.
Voice of My Father (Turkish: Babamın Sesi, Kurdish: Dengê Bavê Min), is a 2012 drama film directed by Orhan Eskiköy and Zeynel Doğan. Its world premiere took place in the International Rotterdam Film Festival on 29 January 2012. A Germany, France and Turkey co-production filmed in Diyarbakır and Elbistan, Voice of My Father tells the story of a Kurdish-Alevi family affected by the Maraş Massacre. Having won the "Best Film" and "Best Screenplay" awards in The Golden Boll and another "Best Screenplay" in Istanbul Film Festival, the film is based on actual events which, film's co-director and lead actor, Zeynel Doğan's family had gone through and its central story is focused on actual tapes left from his father.