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Year of Production 2017

Mandarin Tree, The

English title: Mandarin Tree, The
Original title: Mandalina Agaci
Germany, Turkey, 2017, 18 min.

Director: Cengiz Akaygün
Production company:
lutzfilmproduktion
Johannisstraße 47
50668 Köln
Germany
Phone: +49 . (0)221 . 99 20 67 75
info@lutzfilm.de
www.lutzfilm.de

Age recommendation: 16 years and up
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
The father of little Sirin is arrested for political reasons. When the girl is finally allowed to visit him in prison, the guards confiscate her drawing of a bird, taking it as a symbol of anarchism. Sirin is devastated, but her dad encourages her to cultivate the freedom of thought. Next time Sirin draws an “innocent” mandarin tree.

Festivals:
International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! 2018 (awarded)
Schlingel 2018 (awarded)