Drama · Germany · 2023 · 1h 50m

Elaha

Elaha poster
Director
Milena Aboyan
Cast
Bayan Layla as Elaha Armin Wahedi Yeganeh as Nasim Derya Durmaz as Mother Derya Dilber as Shilan Cansu Leyan as Berivan Beritan Balcı as Dilan
Crew
Christopher Behrmann — Director of Photography Elias Ben Engelhardt — Editor Milena Aboyan — Writer Constantin Hatz — Writer Emina Smajić — Producer Janina Sara Hennemann — Producer
Synopsis

Elaha, 22, believes she must restore her supposed innocence before she weds. A surgeon could reconstruct her hymen but she cannot afford such an operation. She asks herself: why does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?

Trailer Elaha — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
marriagepatriarchkurdishsexual liberationvirginitywomen
Key Collaborators
Milena Aboyan Director Christopher Behrmann Director of Photography Elias Ben Engelhardt Editor Milena Aboyan Writer Constantin Hatz Writer Emina Smajić Producer Janina Sara Hennemann Producer Matthias Greving Producer Nora Balmer Production Design Christina Anna Sophie Mammes Production Design Paulina Immig Costume Design Lara Scherpinski Costume Design
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