2019 Film Festival
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In the remote mountains of Turkey near the Black Sea, Sibel, a mute, lives among a superstitious village that has cast her an outsider. Considered bad luck by the community, including her younger sister who is ashamed of her. Sibel does communicate with her father, the local mayor, using a whistled language practiced by few. Determined to kill a wolf that's been hunting around the village, she splits her time between working the fields and household chores by spending a considerable amount of time in the woods, setting traps and hanging out with an elderly outcast. There she encounters Ali, an intriguing young fugitive, and nurses him back to health. His arrival will trigger feelings within Sibel she has not experienced before. Directing duo Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti craft a tale of female empowerment fueled by a quiet and fierce performance by lead Damla Sönmez set against wild, lush mountains.
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Directors Çagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti and Actor Damla Sönmez