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My Mother's Wound (Annemin Yarası)

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Movie · 2016 · 8 people

Ozan Açıktan directed Annemin Yarası ("My Mother's Wound"), a Turkish drama made in 2016. Set in the shadow of the Bosnian War, it grows out of orphan Salih's search for his lost family. It premiered on March 9, 2016 at Istanbul's Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center and opened on March 11 from BKM Film. It drew roughly 414,000 admissions and grossed over 4.7 million lira.

When Salih (Bora Akkaş) turns eighteen he leaves the orphanage to find his family and takes a farm job while looking for his father. He seems to have found the home he dreamed of, but new secrets surface. His path leads him to his mother Nerma (Belçim Bilgin), who bears the scars of wartime violence, and to a dark past. Wanting to settle accounts for what was done to her, Salih must also face his own identity. Meryem Uzerli (Marija), Ozan Güven (Borislav) and Okan Yalabık (Mirsad) also star. Yalabık received the Ayhan Işık Special Award at the 22nd Sadri Alışık Awards for this role.

Six writers share the screenplay credit, among them Açıktan, Ozan Güven and Funda Çetin. The producers are Necati Akpınar, Tunay Vural and Faruk Özerten. Shooting began in 2015 in Turkey, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia, partly along the Sava.

DirectorOzan Açıktan
Production companyBKM Film
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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Set in the shadow of the Bosnian War, the film reminds us that war lasts beyond the front line, inside families and in questions of identity. An orphanage-raised young man searching for his origins and his family is a strong basis for thinking about loss, memory and belonging. Shooting in Turkey as well as Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia lends the story a sense of place. On the downside, telling so heavy a historical wound through suspense and revealed secrets runs the risk of simplifying something complicated. The subject invites the viewer to look at the unresolved questions of post-war societies.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Putting the bond between mother and child and the longing for a lost home at its center, this story comes from the vein of the old melodramas, and it has a moral core: facing the truth. Secrets coming out one after another and rising tension add to the melodrama's weight, and one longs for a little breathing room. Nerma, the mother played by Belçim Bilgin, feels like the heart of the story, and Okan Yalabık receiving the Ayhan Işık Special Award at the Sadri Alışık Awards for this role shows how much the acting was valued.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

The film deals with the marks of violence suffered during the war and with a dark past, which is too heavy for the little ones. It is a drama to watch with adults, talking afterwards. The emotional side is strong, so keep tissues nearby. I would not recommend it to a family with small children looking for an easy weekend film.

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