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Les Enfants terribles

  • Whitewash (Working title)
All titles (5)
Documentary | 2020-2021 | Al Jazeera [qa], France 3 [fr] | Docu | France, Germany, Turkey

Brief synopsis

In Keskincik, a village situated near the Syrian border of Turkey, a young man, Mahmut wishes to divorce his newly-wed wife. Guilt-ridden, he doesn’t know how to end the marriage. Recently, Mahmut’s sister Zeynep has ended her engagement as well. Resolute to quit the village, Zeynep enrols in an open high school and finds a job in a factory. Against her father’s wishes, Zeynep hopes to leave the village and study at a university. Mahmut and Zeynep become the centre of a genuine conflict in their family and community. As resentments and dilemmas come to light, the film aims to magnify this upcoming generation as they try to escape child marriages and create a new way of life for themselves.

(https://www.dohafilminstitute.com/financing/projects/grants/les-enfants-terribles)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Mahmut Çupurselbst [L]
Nezahat Çupurselbst [L]
Zeynep Çupurselbst [L]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Production accountantPatrizia Mincione Scharrnbeck
Postproduction producerFlorian Arlart
Post production supervisorJenny Cazelles
Post production coordinatorNinette Botha
WeFadeToGrey GmbH
WeFadeToGrey GmbH
ColoristDennis Wieck
Director of photographyAhmet Necdet Cupur
Director of photographyLucie Baudinaud
DirectorAhmet Necdet Cupur
EditorElif Uluengin
EditorMathilde Van de Moortel
EditorNicolas Sublarti
ComposerJan Miserre
ComposerJohn Gürtler
ProducerAnke Petersen
ProducerDelphine Morel
ProducerNadir Öperli
Associate producerLilian Tietjen
Production sound mixerGürkan Özkaya
Sound re-recording mixerValentin Finke
Subtitle editorSarah Lafon
French subtitles
French subtitles

Production companies

CompanyComment
Jyoti Film GmbH
Liman Film [tr]
TS Productions

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Deckert Distribution GmbH [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Ahmet Necdet Cupur2022Pordenone Docs Fest
Grand Jury Prize
Grand Jury PrizeWinner
Mathilde Van de Moortel2021Adana Golden Ball Festival [tr]
Best Editing
Best EditingWinner
Ahmet Necdet Cupur2021Adana Golden Ball Festival [tr]
Best Film
Best FilmWinner
Ahmet Necdet Cupur2021Sarajevo Film Festival [ba]
Human Rights Award
Human Rights AwardWinner
Ahmet Necdet Cupur2021European Film Awards
Documentary Film
Documentary FilmWinner
Ahmet Necdet Cupur2021Cinemamed Bruxelles [be]
Young Jury Award
Young Jury AwardWinner
Ahmet Necdet Cupur2021Iran Doc Fest [ir]
Cinema Verite International
Cinema Verite InternationalWinner
Ahmet Necdet Cupur2021Visions du Réel [ch]
Special Jury Award offered by Région de Nyon
Special Jury Award offered by Région de NyonWinner
Zeynep Çupur2021Adana Golden Ball Festival [tr]
Special Jury Mention
Special Jury MentionWinner
Ahmet Necdet Cupur2020Int. Crime and Punishment Film Festival [tr]
Special Jury Award
Special Jury AwardWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2022GermanyTüpisch Türkisch
2022TurkeyODTÜ Sinema Festivali
2022PolandMillennium Docs Against Gravity
2022GermanyTürkische Filmtage
2022FranceFIPADOC International Documentary Festival
2022Germany26. Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland
2022FinlandDoc Point Helsinki
2022SwitzerlandZurich Human Rights Filmfestival
2022BulgariaSIFF
2022ItalyPordenone Docs Fest

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingFranceFrance 3 [fr]Wednesday, 18/08/2021, 11.30 PM

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
PremiereFriday, 23/04/2021Visions du Réel [ch]