Date: starts Friday, January 28th
Theatre: the Angelika Film Center (18 West Houston St.@ Mercer St., NY, NY 10012,212-995-2570)
Tickets: buy

The Story

When We Leave is a powerful tale that follows a young Turkish woman’s complicated battle to emancipate herself from an abusive Muslim husband and regain her personal freedom. She leaves Istanbul to return to her family in Berlin. With little support and a young son in tow, she is forced to risk her life, and sacrifice her family’s love, in the name of the independence she so deeply desires.

Sibel Kekilli plays the role of the Turkish young woman Umay was awarded the Best Actress Lola Prize of Germany in 2010 for her leading role in this film.

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About The Film

Directed and produced by: Feo Aladag
Written by: Feo Aladag
Cast includes: Sibel Kekilli, Nizam Schiller, Derya Alabora, Florian Lukas
Language: German (with English subtitles)
Length: 125 mins.
Rated: NR
Release: 2009 in Germany
Awards: German Academy Award Entry – Best Foreign Language Film