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9.1
/10
1,402 Ratings

Synopsis

After receiving a letter from a woman named Asiye asking for help to save her, the President of the Associations Against Prostitution visits the brothel to save Asiye. However, she finds herself in a strange musical show.

Our take

Atıf Yılmaz turns the cabaret stage into a battleground where class, gender, and resistance collide in this radical reinvention of the musical. As the film dismantles the illusion of agency in a system where survival is mistaken for liberation, Müjde Ar delivers a fearless performance.