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Elaha
Elaha
2023 • Films • Drama/1 h 50 mins
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Elaha is a young Kurdish-German woman torn between the unconditional love for her family and her own aspirations in life. Although she cares most about having a good time with her girlfriends and taking care of her younger brother, she has to fight patriarchy while being the perfect daughter. Ultimately, she has to decide: To tell the truth or live a life in grand delusion. A psychological journey about emancipation that reveals that only by facing reality, we can be true to ourselves.
Director
Milena Aboyan
Country
Germany
Language
German
Kurdish
Details
Elaha is a young Kurdish-German woman torn between the unconditional love for her family and her own aspirations in life. Although she cares most about having a good time with her girlfriends and taking care of her younger brother, she has to fight patriarchy while being the perfect daughter. Ultimately, she has to decide: To tell the truth or live a life in grand delusion. A psychological journey about emancipation that reveals that only by facing reality, we can be true to ourselves.
Director
Milena Aboyan
Country
Germany
Language
German
Kurdish
Accolades
Critics
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...'A sexually candid, seriously intentioned film about what really matters to young women like Elaha'
The Guardian
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...'...being a breathtaking and very moving film...'
Cineuropa
Meet the Cast
Meet the Cast
Bayan Layla
Directors
Director's Statement
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ELAHA is a story about an untamed woman, representing a lot of young women who are looking for identity, sexuality and belonging, and who commit to never being silent.
Milena Aboyan
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