The Yonkers Film Festival 2022 In Review
A summary of the films featured in this annual event taking place in Westchester.
Gelmeyen Bahar
Bahar, who works as a factory worker and has just turned 18, has completely different dreams for her future, but her family has already decided her fate. Caught between a silent mother, a retired father who seeks happiness elsewhere, and an unemployed older brother, Bahar searches for salvation in a world she knows very little about. Her uncle, meanwhile, is waiting for Bahar to reach legal adulthood so he can marry her off to his own son. After a tragic incident forces Bahar to flee her home, her fate has already been sealed.
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Bahar, who works as a factory worker and has just turned 18, has completely different dreams for her future, but her family has already decided her fate. Caught between a silent mother, a retired father who seeks happiness elsewhere, and an unemployed older brother, Bahar searches for salvation in a world she knows very little about. Her uncle, meanwhile, is waiting for Bahar to reach legal adulthood so he can marry her off to his own son. After a tragic incident forces Bahar to flee her home, her fate has already been sealed.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Emrah
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Box Office:$102,095
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Studio:Yağmur Ajans
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