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Inspired by the tragic real-life events of Hatun “Aynur” Sürücü, a vibrant young Turkish woman and mother who was coming into her own in Berlin when she was murdered at 23 by her youngest brother in an honor killing. Forced into an abusive arranged marriage with a cousin in Istanbul at 16 by her devout Muslim family, Anyur escapes to Berlin and gives birth to a son. She is considered a disgraceful burden by her parents and siblings, so Anyur soon leaves her family and attempts to start a new life. Tribeca Film Festival 2019.
Sherry Hormann
She is a German-American writer and director born in New York. Her best-known film is Desert Flower (2009), for which she researched female genital mutilation in Africa, then wrote the screenplay and directed the film based on Waris Dirie’s bestseller.
