Screen/Society--New Turkish Cinema--"Beyond the Hill"
Film Screening:
Beyond the Hill
(Emin Alper, 2012, 94 min, Turkey/Greece, in Turkish w/ English subtitles, Color, Blu-Ray)
-- Introduced by Didem Havlioğlu (Slavic & Eurasian Studies); Q&A to follow
In the quiet foothills of Turkey, Faik lives an isolated existence. When his second son brings his boys for a visit, Faik takes the opportunity to pontificate about the law of the land, as he sees it. He shares one unsolicited thought after the next, most particularly focusing on the elusive nomads whom he suspects have been trespassing on his property. The day and night wear on, and each member of the clan takes his turn entrusting the film's audience with his own dark secret.
"Finely wrought and acted psychological drama cleverly plays on the repressed violence and projections of a Turkish family on holiday."-- Hollywood Reporter
Cost: Free and open to the public
Sponsors: The Global Education Office for Undergraduates (GEO) / Duke in Istanbul, the Duke University Middle East Studies Center (DUMESC), AMES Presents, and the Program in the Arts of the Moving Image (AMI).