Gülizar

Belkıs Bayrak

 Documental,

84'

2025

2025

Synopsis

After being sexually assaulted, on her journey from Turkey to Kosovo where her fiancé awaits her, Gülizar’s wedding preparations slowly turn into a harrowing journey, as she fears for the appearance of her attacker.

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Festivals

– Toronto International Film Festival 2024, Canada
– International Film Festival of San Sebastián 2024, Spain
– Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2024, Estonia
– Gothenburg Film Festival 2024, Sweden
– Cleveland Film Festival 2024, USA

Festivals

– Toronto International Film Festival 2024, Canada
– International Film Festival of San Sebastián 2024, Spain
– Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2024, Estonia
– Gothenburg Film Festival 2024, Sweden
– Cleveland Film Festival 2024, USA

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Credits

Original title

Gülizar

Genre

Documental

Director

Belkıs Bayrak

Country

Turkey, Kosovo

Year

2024

Runtime

84'

Production

Saba Film

Idioma

Turkish, Albanian

Subtitles

Catalan

Belkıs Bayrak

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Filmography

– The Apartment (2018)
– Cemile (2021)
Belkıs Bayrak, born in Malatya, Turkey in 1984, is a Turkish filmmaker with a MA in Film and Television from Istanbul Bilgi University. In 2018 she directed her first short film, “The Apartment”, followed in 2021 by “Cemile”, which premiered at the Dublin Film Festival and screened in more than 50 competitions. Gülizar, which premiered at Toronto and San Sebastian, is her first feature film. She is also an alumna of the Torino Film Lab, Reclaim The Frame’s Filmonomics Program, and a member of EWA. She is currently developing what will be her second feature film.

Filmography

– The Apartment (2018)
– Cemile (2021)

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