YELLOW LETTERS
Fiction Shortlist 2027
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2h 7m
GELBE BRIEFE
Germany, France, Turkey
2026 | 127 min. | Fiction
Life is good for Derya and Aziz, a celebrated artist couple from Turkey, until an incident at their play’s premiere. Suddenly targeted by the state and struggling to balance their ideals with life’s necessities, their marriage is pushed to a breaking point.
Directed by: İlker Çatak
Written by: İlker Çatak, Ayda Meryem Çatak, Enis Köstepen
Produced by: Ingo Fliess, Caroline Benjo, Enis Köstepen
Cinematography: Judith Kaufmann
Editing: Gesa Jäger
Production Design: Zazie Knepper
Costume Design: Christian Röhrs
Make-Up & Hair: Nica Faas
Original Score: Marvin Miller
Sound: Ansgar Frerich
Casting: Ceren Sena Akdeniz
Cast: Özgü Namal (Derya), Tansu Biçer (Aziz), Leyla Smyrna Cabas (Ezgi)
Production:
if… Productions
https://www.ifproductions.de/
World Sales:
Be For Films
https://www.beforfilms.com/
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