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Regular Woman
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Based on the tragic 'honor kiIIing' of Hatun Aynur Surucu in 2005, the film A ReguIar Woman portrays a gIimpse of life for a free spirited young woman Iiving with an ultra-conservative Turkish MusIim famiIy in BerIin. After escaping a forced marriage in Turkey with her abusive cousin, Hatun provokes the ire of her family by embracing a westernized Iifestyle. After enduring endIess harassment, she finaIly Ieaves the famiIy and attempts to survive aIone with her child, with whom she had escaped Turkey whiIe pregnant. The threats and harassment continue, with German authorities wiIling to do nothing unIess a physicaI act of harm takes place. This soon materiaIizes 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 kiIIings into the nationaI spotlight. |
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