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  • Summary: German-born Umay flees from her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her young son Cem with her. She hopes to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflict. Her family is trapped in their conventions. They are torn between their love for her and the traditional values of their community. Ultimately, they decide to return Cem to his father in Turkey. To keep her son, Umay is forced to move again. She finds the inner strength to build a new life for herself and Cem, but her need for her family’s love drives her to a series of ill-fated attempts at reconciliation. What Umay doesn’t realize is just how deep the wounds are and how dangerous her struggle for self-determination has become...(Olive Films)
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
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  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    Jan 27, 2011
    90
    Aladag's point, I think, is that no matter how righteous we may feel about this kind of zero-sum cultural collision, for the human beings involved it often results in unbearable tragedy.
  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Joe Williams
    Apr 15, 2011
    75
    This melodrama about spousal abuse and honor killings might be too grim to bear, but Kekilli keeps it centered.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    Jan 27, 2011
    70
    It is frequently gripping and sincere in its intentions, but never quite as revelatory, or as devastating, as it should be.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    Jan 28, 2011
    60
    Kekilli sensitively portrays Umay's conflicted despair, and the relationship with her son is beautifully rendered.

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