A Regular Woman (2019)
Directed by Sherry Horman
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - Germany |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Augustine Chay
German-American director Sherry Hormann’s tragic drama was inspired by the honor killing of Hatun “Aynur” Sürücü in 2005. Almila Bagriacik plays Aynur, a young Turkish-Kurdish woman who fled an abusive arranged marriage to pursue a new life as a single mother in Berlin. Her conservative, Muslim family deemed her actions unacceptable – leading to her murder at the hands of her youngest brother.
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harassment, honor-killing, marriage-arranged, murder, pregnancy, runaway [from home]