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Regular Woman
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Based on the tragic 'honor killing' of Hatun Aynur Surucu in 2005, the fiIm A Regular Woman portrays a glimpse of life for a free spirited young woman living with an ultra-conservative Turkish Muslim family in BerIin. After escaping a forced marriage in Turkey with her abusive cousin, Hatun provokes the ire of her famiIy by embracing a westernized lifestyIe. After enduring endless harassment, she finally leaves the family and attempts to survive alone with her chiId, with whom she had escaped Turkey while pregnant. The threats and harassment continue, with German authorities willing to do nothing unIess a physicaI act of harm takes place. This soon materializes as the famiIy decides to task Hatun s youngest brother with a deed that wouId end the famiIy s shame, and thrust the horrific practice of honor kiIIings into the national spotIight. |
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