Dying to Divorce

Dying to Divorce

Country/ies
Netherlands
Germany
Production
Dying to Divorce/Freak Films (UK)
Editor
Length
80
Original Language
Original language
Status
Completed
Completed in
2021
Eurodoc Participant
Kirwan Sinead
Eurodoc Producer
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Distribution

Filmed over 5 years, DYING TO DIVORCE takes viewers into the heart of Turkey’s gender-based violence crisis and the political events that have severely eroded democratic freedoms. Through intimately shot personal stories, the film gives a unique perspective on the struggle to be an independent woman in modern Turkey. More than one in three Turkish women have experienced domestic abuse and the number of femicides is rising. But some Turkish women are fighting back. Ipek Bozkurt, a courageous lawyer, is determined to challenge this misogynistic trend by putting abusive men behind bars.

Festivals & Awards

World Premiere: HOT DOCS (Canada) - Persister