Silent - 2012

Silent 2012 Directed by L. Rezan Yesilbas Bê Deng

A woman tries to give a pair of shoes to her husband, who is in prison. The story takes place in Diyarbakır, Turkey in 1984 after the military coup in 1980, where the only language allowed to be spoken in prison is Turkish. The film won “Palme D’or” for short film in Cannes Film Festival 2012.

Country Turkey

Production Country Turkey

Language Kurdish

Spoken Languages Kurdish , Turkish

Gnere Drama

Release Date 25 May 2012

14 mins