Seattle Turkish Film Festival: Fate
November 15, 2024
Presented by Seattle Turkish Film Festival.
A woman is the beginning of life, and whenever a woman wants to begin again, life begins anew, igniting a flame to change her fate.
FULL SERIES PASS: $100 | $80 SIFF Members & Students - Provides access to all festival films (excludes Gala Film + Gala Party)
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
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Friday, November 15, 2024
Actress Aslıhan Gürbüz, known well from Turkish TV series, will be in attendance.
Starring Nur Sürer, one of Turkey's most important actors who also happens to be in this year's STFFShorts film We Need to Talk About Dilan, FATE (Mukadderat) recently won Best Film and Best Actress at Turkey's most prestigious film festival, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
After losing her husband, Sultan, who is afraid of being left alone, tells her children that she wants to remarry immediately. However, her children do not find this appropriate, as only one day has passed since their father's death. Her son Nevzat, who has a traditional perspective, believes that no one in the small town will approve of this. Although her daughter Reyhan tries to respect her mother's wish, she thinks it is a decision made too soon. Despite her children's objections, Sultan does not give up on her desire. While searching for a suitable spouse, she also enters into business ventures, doing everything that people said "a woman cannot do." She converts her home into a guesthouse and manages it, opens a stall in the market, and competes with male vendors. Sultan’s attitude sets an example for other women in the town, who also begin to lead independent lives and work in the guesthouse and market like Sultan. Sultan’s struggle will also lead to the organization of women in the town and the development of their own identities.
- Director: Nadim Güç
- Principal Cast: Nur Sürer, Aslıhan Gürbüz, Şirin Sultan Saldamlı
- Country: Turkey
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 90 min.
- Language: Turkish
- Has Subtitles: Yes