''Sibel'' is a 2018 award-winning Turkish
drama film
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starring
Damla Sönmez
Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies ''Sibel'' and ''I Am You''. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in '' Bir Aşk Hikayesi'', Gülru in '' Güllerin S ...
and directed by
Çagla Zencirci and
Guillaume Giovanetti Guillaume may refer to:
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* Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William
* Guillaume (surname)
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* Guillaume (crater)
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* '' Chanson de Guillaume'', an 11th or 12th century poem
* Guillaume affair, a Cold War espi ...
It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the
2018 Toronto International Film Festival
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Plot
25 years old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a remote village in the mountains of Turkey's Black Sea region. She is mute and communicates by using the
ancient whistled language of their region.
Despised by her fellow villagers, she relentlessly hunts down a wolf sneaking in the neighboring forest, sparking off fears and fantasies among the villagers. There she crosses path with an injured and vulnerable fugitive, who is the first one to see her differently.
Cast
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Damla Sönmez
Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies ''Sibel'' and ''I Am You''. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in '' Bir Aşk Hikayesi'', Gülru in '' Güllerin S ...
as Sibel
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Emin Gürsoy as Emin
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Erkan Kolçak Köstendil
Erkan Kolçak Köstendil (born 16 January 1983) is a Turkish actor and director. He started his career with roles in theater plays, films, and TV series, however, he eventually became known with his role in '' Ulan Istanbul'' and later in ''Çukur ...
as Ali
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Elit Iscan as Fatma
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Meral Çetinkaya
Meral Onuktav Çetinkaya (born 5 March 1945) is a Turkish film actress. She has appeared in more than twenty films since 1962.
Filmography
References
External links
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1945 births
Living people
People ...
as Narin
Reception
On
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website
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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . On
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, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Jay Weissberg of ''
Variety
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'' magazine praised ''Sibel''s folklore and gender roles,
[ while Jordan Mintzer of '']The Hollywood Reporter
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'' called it "a potent real-world feminist fable".
References
External links
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2018 drama films
Turkish drama films
2010s Turkish-language films
French drama films
German drama films
Luxembourgian drama films
2010s French films
2010s German films