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Criticised fir its gendered orientalism = Western view of Eastern Muslim women as oppressed / powerless & Muslim men as barbaric
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Highest grossing Turkish film in UK - £300,000 UK box office
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Nov 2016 – withdrawal of bill allowing sexual assault perpetrators to be exonerated if married victims = feared that would legitimise rape
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aesthetic
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Shot naturalistically – fluid / handheld camera = mirrors freedom of girls during opening & football match
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More controlled cinematography in home scenes = restricted – longer takes & camera at greater distance
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Lale & Narrative
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2 temporal ellipses = after Ece’s funeral of Ece smiling & dream of 3 sisters en route to football while asleep in bus to Istanbul – both = shot through soft focus
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Football match = quick cuts w/ Uncle & friends watching match w/ ‘aunts’ preparing food = creates sense of 2 spaces - wild freedom of open stadium vs liminal space of the home
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After Mrs Patek ( neighbour) has informed Aunt about being in sea: ‘ Do your shit - coloured clothes make you everyone’s judge?’
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Girls often paired on screen: Sonay /Selma & Nur / Lale w/ Ece in middle - isolated - abused by Uncle Erol = leads to her suicide
Mise en Scene
Set in rural coastal town 1,ooo km from Istanbul
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Clothing – shift from jeans / t- shirts to ‘shapeless shit – coloured dresses’ – doctored / ripped in attempt to exert independence – white wedding dresses
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Vibrant colours – red, orange and yellow enhance boldness of girls’ actions and bring the sequence alive
wildness of match atmosphere captured through clothing and football paraphernalia - scarves and make-up
bold colours make the sisters stand out when captured on TV = reinforcing boldness of their actions
Technical Codes
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wide-shots of the girls & boys splashing in sea at start = captures the expanse of the Black Sea and rural back-drop of the mountains = freedom / space ofnatural environment.
Framing: infinite sea contrasts with girls’ forbidden freedom at home, within their culture / community.
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Natural daylight / sun’s rays reflected in water = realism / spontaneity - enhances idea that girls’ behaviour is out in the open.
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the open road - repeated in closing sequence when Nur and Lale escape the village, in the same car) = captures girls’ restlessness - movement and stillness in conflict.
CUs at football stadium capture the sisters in crowd, framing them together - shaky camera work reinforces atmosphere of football match - Composition / framing capture the all-female football crowd - E.C.U on sisters’ enjoyment of the match
Cutaways to the aunt and friend in the village seeing the girls on television = excitement / tension / danger if girls are seen by uncle
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Themes
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Transition from childhood to womanhood - innocent play in sea at start = viewed by elders as promiscuous (‘disgusting’ / ‘obscene’) - called ‘whores’
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Audio Codes
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Coach trip & football match = music / shouting / laughter / cheers = shows their freedom & juxtaposition w/ quiet of village
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