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Sibel

Summary 25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey's Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area. Rejected by her fellow villagers, she relentlessly hunts down a wolf that is said to be prowling in the neighbouring forest, sp...

Directed By: Guillaume Giovanetti, Çagla Zencirci

Written By: Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Guillaume Giovanetti, Çagla Zencirci

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  • Arsenal
  • 1 h 35 m
  • TV-PG
  • Arsenal
  • 1 h 35 m

Sibel

Metascore Generally Favorable
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Summary 25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey's Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area. Rejected by her fellow villagers, she relentlessly hunts down a wolf that is said to be prowling in the neighbouring forest, sp...

Directed By: Guillaume Giovanetti, Çagla Zencirci

Written By: Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Guillaume Giovanetti, Çagla Zencirci

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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83
Sep 6, 2018
If Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s 2015 Mustang – a feature that would make for a terrific double bill – shares with Sibel a perceptive eye for the way a cancerous patriarchy can stifle a girl’s coming of age, Sibel takes the critique a step further, shedding light on its cross-gender repercussions.
By Leonardo Goi FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 6, 2018
A tight, focused piece of storytelling, Sibel is impressive in the way it also embraces the journeys of the other characters. Sibel’s newfound defiance and confidence in herself also changes her sister and allows her father to actively embrace a more modern view of the world.
By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 2, 2019
Captivating and deeply felt coming-of-age fable.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 6, 2018
Weaving together folklore, gender roles and a fitful kind of emancipation in the story of a mute young woman desperate to counter the ostracism of her fellow villagers, the writer-director couple have created an attractive package that doesn’t hold up to close inspection.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Films du Tambour, Riva Filmproduktion, Bidibul Productions, Mars Productions, Reborn Production, Eurimages, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Luxembourg Film Fund, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Schleswig-Holstein Film Commission, Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA), Pyramide International, ARTE, Cofinova 14, La Région Île-de-France, Moulin d'Andé-CECI, Natexis Coficiné
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating TV-PG
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Website https://www.bidibul.eu/film.php?id=49
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Awards

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Adana Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Locarno International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations

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