Feature, Drama | 83 min | Turkey, Jordan
Director : Andaç Haznedaroğlu
Cast : Saba Mubarak, Rawan Iskeif
SYNOPSIS :
This film follows the journey of Lena and Meryem during their flight from the war in Syria. Lena is a ten year old girl who has lost her family in the war.
She finds herself forced to make her way to Turkey with her baby sister and their neighbor Meryem, along with the other Syrian refugees. Lena wants to return home, while Meryem’s hope is to reach Europe. They arrive in Istanbul only to face new challenges, they get abandoned by the only people that could help. Their efforts to survive in the big city with all its cruelty and coldness, give us hope. At the end of the tough journey they have both learned to love and take care of each other…
About the Director :
Andaç Haznedaroğlu was born in Ankara , graduated from the Acting Program at Anadolu University State Conservatory. During her television and cinema career over twenty years, she directed several hit TV dramas. In 2014 Haznedaroglu founded her own production company Andac Film Productions, and made her feature film debut.
