Dancing Alone

Movie · Documentary · Special Interest

"I don't want to see you or hear you!" shouts Esra at her sister, plunging us into the tense, complex relations of this Kurdish family. Driven by powerful memories of childhood physical and sexual abuse Biene drills into the heart of her family's problems, exploring the wounds of their youth. It's a bitter battle but one that ultimately draws the family together. Powerful, shocking and unusual, this film is a reflection on the power of family and how it shapes us.

2012 · 1h 36m
Director Biene Pilavci

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Dancing Alone

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"I don't want to see you or hear you!" shouts Esra at her sister, plunging us into the tense, complex relations of this Kurdish family. Driven by powerful memories of childhood physical and sexual abuse Biene drills into the heart of her family's problems, exploring the wounds of their youth. It's a bitter battle but one that ultimately draws the family together. Powerful, shocking and unusual, this film is a reflection on the power of family and how it shapes us.

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Studio
Journeyman Pictures
Released
2012
Run Time
1 hr 36 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
Germany
© 2012 Telekult Film and MedienProduktion GmbH

Languages

Original Audio
German, German (Germany)
Audio

German (Germany)

Subtitles

English (Bulgaria) (SDH), English (Croatia) (SDH), English (Estonia) (SDH), English (Greece) (SDH), English (Hungary) (SDH), English (Lithuania) (SDH), English (Romania) (SDH), English (Sierra Leone) (SDH), English (Slovakia) (SDH), English (United States) (SDH), Czech (Czechia) (SDH), Latvian (Latvia) (SDH)