The Adventures of Sukran the Lame

Topal Şükran'ın Maceraları

Genre

Comedy, Fantasy, Experimental

Director

Onur Ünlü

Run time

1h 20min

At the age of 10 Şükran is badly wounded when a butterfly’s flight leads her into the path of an oncoming train. She returns to school with a limp; there, her crush on a fellow schoolmate is unrequited.

Some years later Şükran finds love, but before long her boyfriend is killed by a local gang.

Even her relationship with her father and sister are fraught with violence and misunderstanding. Despite it all, Şükran attempts to connect with those around her. This dialogue-free film from Turkish multi-hyphenate Onur Ünlü weaves a universal tale of persistence in the face of adversity.

Ursula Grisham

Genre

Comedy, Fantasy, Experimental

Director

Onur Ünlü

Run time

1h 20min

At the age of 10 Şükran is badly wounded when a butterfly’s flight leads her into the path of an oncoming train. She returns to school with a limp; there, her crush on a fellow schoolmate is unrequited.

Some years later Şükran finds love, but before long her boyfriend is killed by a local gang.

Even her relationship with her father and sister are fraught with violence and misunderstanding. Despite it all, Şükran attempts to connect with those around her. This dialogue-free film from Turkish multi-hyphenate Onur Ünlü weaves a universal tale of persistence in the face of adversity.

Ursula Grisham

Info

Rating

(none)

Production year

2019

Global distributor

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Local distributor

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ

In cinema

11/23/2019