Time of the Crows, Time of the Khalifs

Krahen- und Kalifenjahre1

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Krahen- und Kalifenjahre2

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Krahen- und Kalifenjahre3

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KKPOSTER_ohne

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What happens to people deported to a country that has never been their home? Erkan and Tuncay are part of the ‘second generation’. They were born and raised in Ingolstadt, southern Germany, but had Turkish passports from their parents. After getting into trouble with the police in the early 1990s they were deported to Turkey and had to start a new life in a country they knew only from holidays. Now, nearly twenty years later, their childhood friend Murat sets off in search of his scattered group of friends. Murat had moved from Turkey with his family as a young boy, and
still feels that he doesn’t completely belong in Germany. But German is his first language and he couldn’t imagine a life for himself in Turkey. He asks how his friends have managed to build a new life for themselves in a country foreign to them. Have they been able to rediscover their Turkish roots? And who feels more at home, the ‘Turk’ in Germany or the ‘Germans’ in Turkey? Are there parallels between his experience and theirs, and does he still feel a connection with his childhood friends? This film looks at the second generation, raising questions of belonging, acceptance, opportunity and friendship.

Nürnberger Filmfestival Türkei/Deutschland //1.3.2012

Nomination in the category Öngören Preis für Demokratie und Menschenrechte

Nürnberger Filmfestival Türkei/Deutschland //1.3.2012

Türkische Filmtage München - Sinema Türk //1.3.2012

Türkische Filmwoche Berlin - Tiyatro Aktuel Berlin e.V.//1.4.2012

TRT Documentary Awards - Preis für Dokumentarfilm//1.5.2012

Nomination in the category National Category

TRT Documentary Awards - Preis für Dokumentarfilm//1.5.2012

Award in the category The Turkish National Lottery Administration Special Prize

Bayerischer Rundfunk Treatment-Wettbewerb Dokumentarfilm//1.7.2008

Award in the category 3. Preis

Golden Orange - Filmfestival Antalya//1.10.2011