Oray

Oray pronounces in a quarrel with his wife Burcu three times ‘talaq’, the islamic formula for repudiation. The imam of his hometown community informs him about the consequences: Oray has to split up with her for three months. He takes advantage of the forced break and moves to Cologne to establish a new life for Burcu and himself. But the Imam of his new community, Bilal, holds a more austere opinion towards the islamic law, which implies that he has to divorce his wife. Now Oray has to make a decision: Should he stay with his wife or with the new community?

2019 | feature |  2k | 1:85:1 | 5.1 | 100 min

in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel & Academy of Media Arts Cologne, funded by FILM- UND MEDIENSTIFTUNG NRW and supported by GERMAN FILMS

AWARDS

First Step Award – WINNER of Götz-George Newcomer Award for Zejhun Demirov
69. Berlinale – WINNER of GWFF Best First Feature Award
Festival del Cinema Europeo Lecce, Italy – WINNER of Golden Olive Tree Prize for Best Feature
Filmplus Festival 2019 – WINNER of Schnittpreis NRW for Best Editing for Denys Darahan
Crossing Europe Linz, Austria – SPECAL MENTION for Zejhun Demirov
Construir Cine, Argentine– SPECIAL MENTION
CINEDAYS Festival of European Film, Macedonia – AWARD forBest Director
CINEDAYS Festival of European Film, Macedonia – Special Mention for Zejhun Demirov
Augenblick Filmfestival, France – Main Jury Award
Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers, France – Main Jury Award
Festival International du Film de Mons, Belgium – Grand Prize
Festival International du Film de Mons, Belgium – Acting Prize Cineuropa Prize for Deniz Orta & Zejhun Demirov
Festival Nuovo Cinema Europa, Italy – Special Mention