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I Was, I Am, I Will Be
Nomination 2022
CIVIS VIDEO AWARD – Entertainment
| Authors: | Ilker Çatak, Nils Mohl |
| Editorial: | Olaf Grunert (ZDF/ARTE), Caroline von Senden (ZDF), Alexandra Staib (ZDF), Barbara Häbe (ARTE G.E.I.E.) |
| Direction: | Ilker Çatak |
| Production: | ZDF |
| Producer: | Ingo Fliess (if… Productions) |
| Co-Producer: | Xavier Delmas (Loin Derrière L’Oural) |
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Marion, a self-confident pilot from Germany, meets Baran on a beach in Turkey. Baran, a Kurd discriminated against in his country, works in the tourism industry and dreams of life in the West. Marion is ready to take a chance. She guides Baran to Germany, helps him get a job at the airport and enters into a sham marriage with him. Her old friend Raphael is stunned. But Baran proves that he is much more than a good-looking entertainer – and Marion increasingly takes a liking to her fake husband.
Excerpt from the jury’s statement
A play about distance and closeness and a love that isn’t stopped by barriers. The film, featuring great actors and directed with first-class craftsmanship, is lovingly told but never kitschy. The restrained presentation leaves a lot of interpretative freedom with regard to the motivation of the characters.
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