Banu Sıvacı's 'Hear the Yellow' Wins Four Top Awards at Taormina Film Festival
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Rafa Sales Ross
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Summary
Banu Sıvacı's sophomore drama "Hear the Yellow" swept the main awards at the Taormina Film Festival, winning Best Film, Best Script, Best Actor (Süleyman Kadim Kabaali), and Best Actress (Selva Erdener). The film, which premiered at Berlin earlier this year, follows a young woman named Suna returning to her drought-stricken Turkish village where both her home and community relationships are fractured.
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The drama, which started its festival journey in Berlin back in February, was elected Best Film and Best Script at the Sicilian event.
The drama follows young Suna, who returns to her small Turkish village to find it riven with cracks caused by draught.
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