When We Leave
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When We Leave is a 2010 German drama film
, produced, written and directed by Feo Aladag
, which highlights the problem of honour killings by depicting the drama of a Turkish family living in Germany.
stated; I made Die Fremde because I believe we live in a multicultural society which can no longer rest on promoting consensus but must rather find new ways in dealing with arising divergence.
, Best Film at the 37th Ghent Film Festival in Belgium, the European Parliament
's Lux Prize
, and was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 83rd Academy Awards
, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Internationally, the film has won the following awards:
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
, produced, written and directed by Feo Aladag
Feo Aladag
Feo Aladag is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.-Early life and acting:Aladag was born in Vienna, Austria in 1972. She began her film career as an actress, completing her training in London and Vienna from 1990-1995...
, which highlights the problem of honour killings by depicting the drama of a Turkish family living in Germany.
Cast
- Sibel Kekilli - Umay
- Nizam Schiller - Cem
- Derya AlaboraDerya Alabora- Biography :She was born in Istanbul. She graduated from the theater department at the conservatory of Mimar Sinan University in 1982. She has won two Golden Orange awards for her roles in Masumiyet and Yengeç Sepeti.- Filmography :...
- Halyme - Settar TanriogenSettar Tanrıöğen-Selected filmography:-External links:...
- Kader - Tamer YigitTamer YiğitTamer Yiğit is a Turkish actor.-Biography:Tamer Yiğit studied at the İzmir Ticari İlimler Akademisi. In 1962, he was chosen as the cover star for the "Ses" magazine and began his acting career...
- Mehmet - Serhad Can - Acar
- Almila Bagriacik - Rana
- Florian LukasFlorian Lukas-Selected filmography:-External links:*...
- Stipe - Nursel KöseNursel KöseNursel Köse is a German actress of Turkish descent. She starred in the internationally acclaimed film The Edge of Heaven.-References:...
- Gül - Alwara Höfels - Atife
- Ufuk Bayraktar - Kemal
- Blanca Apilánez - Carmen
- Rosa Enskat - Manuela
Production
Feo AladagFeo Aladag
Feo Aladag is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.-Early life and acting:Aladag was born in Vienna, Austria in 1972. She began her film career as an actress, completing her training in London and Vienna from 1990-1995...
stated; I made Die Fremde because I believe we live in a multicultural society which can no longer rest on promoting consensus but must rather find new ways in dealing with arising divergence.
Awards
The film won Best Narrative Feature at the 9th Tribeca Film FestivalTribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
, Best Film at the 37th Ghent Film Festival in Belgium, the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Lux Prize
Lux Prize
The European Parliament LUX Prize, introduced in 2007, is a prize given to a competing film by the European Parliament. It is named after the unit of illuminance, "lux", which is Latin for "light"...
, and was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Internationally, the film has won the following awards:
- 60th German Film Awards, Germany 2010
- Best Leading Actress, Sibel Kekilli
- Best Film – Lola In Bronze
- 60th Berlin International Film Festival, Germany 2010
- Europa Cinema Label Award
- 9th Tribeca Film Festival, USA 2010
- Best Actress, Sibel Kekilli
- Best Film, World Narrative Feature Competition
- LUX Film Prize 2010, Film Prize Of The European ParliamentLux PrizeThe European Parliament LUX Prize, introduced in 2007, is a prize given to a competing film by the European Parliament. It is named after the unit of illuminance, "lux", which is Latin for "light"...
, Europe 2010- Best European Film
- New Faces Award, Germany 2010
- Best Debutfilm, Feo Aladag
- 20th German Camera Prize, Germany 2010
- Best Camera, Judith Kaufmann, Bvk
- 15th German/Turkish Film Festival Nuremberg, Germany 2010
- Best Actress, Sibel Kekilli
- 32nd Créteil Women's Film Festival, France 2010
- Best Film – Audience Award
- 1st Recklinghausen Film Festival, Germany 2010
- Best Film
- Bernhard Wicki Film Prize, Germany 2010
- German Cinema Award For Peace, Sibel Kekilli For When We Leave
- 20th Cologne Conference, Germany 2010
- German Casting Award 2010, Ulrike Mueller
- 11th Video Champions Awards, Germany 2010
- Video Champion Artist Award, Sibel Kekilli For When We Leave
- 11th Calgary International Film Festival, Canada 2010
- Best International Feature
- 37th Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, Belgium 2010
- Port Of Ghent Audience Award Best Film
- 39th Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma De Montréal, Canada 2010
- Best Actress, Sibel Kekilli
- 23rd Panorama Of European Cinema In Athen, Greece 2010
- Best Film - International Jury Award
- 34th São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil 2010
- Best Film
- Defa Foundation, Germany 2010
- Award To Support Artistic Talent, Feo Aladag
- 25th Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Usa 2010
- Best Film
- 10th International Film Festival Marrakech, Morocco 2010
- Best Performance For The Entire Cast Award
- 21st Diva - German Entertainment Award 2011, Germany 2011
- Jury Award - Best Art Direction Of The Year 2010, Feo Aladag
- 22rd Premiers Plans Film Festival In Angers, France 2011
- European First Feature Films - Audience Award
- 18th Victoria Film Festival, Canada 2011
- Best Feature
- German Film Critics Awards 2010, Germany 2011
- Best Film - Feo Aladag
- Best Debut Film - Feo Aladag
- Best Screenplay - Feo Aladag
- Best Actress - Sibel Kekilli
- Best Cinematography - Judith Kaufmann
- Best Editing - Andrea Mertens
- Best Score - Max Richter Und Stéphane Moucha
- Die Goldene Zwiebel Esslingen 2010, Germany 2011
- Best Debut - Feo Aladag
- Best Leading Actress - Sibel Kekilli
See also
- List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film