A Regular Woman
- 27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) (TFF)
A Regular Woman (German: Nur eine Frau) is a 2019 German biographical film directed by Sherry Hormann. It is based on the life of Hatun "Aynur" Sürücü who was killed by her brother in an honor killing.
Hormann stated that by 2019 people were "increasingly fencing ourselves in", so she decided to make the film.[1]
The film is narrated by an actress playing Sürücü.[2] The characters, in the initial scene, speak Turkish until one breaks the fourth wall and acknowledges that the viewers cannot comprehend their speech, before the characters switch to German, the primary medium of the film.[1] The film includes some video footage of the real Sürücü with her boyfriend.[2]
Reception
Alissa Simon of Variety wrote that how "accomplished and watchable" the film turned out to be "owes much to its fine cast and impeccable technical package."[3]
Keith Ulrich of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the actors were "excellent" and that it was "meticulous dramatic reenactment designed specifically to give a victim back their voice — quite the honorable intention."[2] Ulrich criticised how the film highlights "the fact that Aynur's murder is a foregone conclusion" and the final death scene.[2] The film received the Cinema for Peace Award for Justice in 2020.
References
- ^ a b Nurtsch, Ceyda (2019-05-09). "'A Regular Woman': Remembering honor killing victim Hatun Sürücü". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ a b c d Uhlich, Keith (27 April 2019). "'A Regular Woman': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (27 April 2019). "Film Review: 'A Regular Woman'". Variety. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
External links
- A Regular Woman at IMDb
- A Regular Woman at Rotten Tomatoes
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- Shafilea Ahmed (2003)
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- List of honor killings in Iran
- Honour killing in Pakistan
- Honor-related violence in Sweden
- Honor killing in the United States
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- When We Leave (2010 film)
- Banaz: A Love Story (2012 film)
- Zenne Dancer (2012 film)
- Honor Diaries (2013 film)
- Honour (2014 film)
- A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015 film)
- Honour Killing (2015 film)
- Murdered by My Father (2016 film)
- A Wedding (2016 film)
- Baaghi
- The Sensational Life & Death of Qandeel Baloch (2018 book)
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