"Bound by family: Feo Aladag directs searing drama of Turkish wife's struggle for liberation
Jan 25, 2011
-By Doris Toumarkine
Sibel Kekilli and Florian Lukas in 'When We Leave'
When We Leave, Germany’s bid for an Oscar nomination, is a stunning first effort from Feo Aladag, who wore three hats as the film’s debuting writer/director/producer. The ripped-from-the-headlines drama is already one of the most honored German films of the decade. (It was back in 2006 when that country’s The Lives of Others stole as much thunder and garnered as many awards, including the year’s Oscar for Best Foreign-Language film.)"
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