A Regular Woman

Streaming video - 2019

Based on the tragic “honor killing” of Hatun Aynur Sürücü in 2005, the film A REGULAR WOMAN portrays a glimpse of life for a free spirited young woman living with an ultra-conservative Turkish Muslim family in Berlin. After escaping a forced marriage in Turkey with her abusive cousin, Hatun provokes the ire of her family by embracing a westernized lifestyle. After enduring endless harassment, she finally leaves the family and attempts to survive alone with her child, with whom she had escaped Turkey while pregnant. The threats and harassment continue, with German authorities willing to do nothing unless a physical act of harm takes place. This soon materializes as the family decides to task Hatun’s youngest brother with a deed that... would end the family’s “shame,” and thrust the horrific practice of honor killings into the national spotlight.

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Genres
Feature films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Film Movement 2019.
2022.
Language
Turkish
Other Authors
Sherry Hormann (film director), Almila Bagriacik (actor), Aram Arami, Merve Aksoy
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).