Film screening
Elbow

Fokus, Films from Germany

Thu, 13.02.2025
6:00 PM - 19:30 GMT Glasgow Film Theatre

Fokus, Films from Germany, curated by Camilla Baier, presents the gripping coming-of-age drama "Elbow" about a 17-year-old girl named Hazal, who flees to Istanbul after a tragic incident, navigating the challenges of survival and self-discovery in an unfamiliar city. The film will be screened in its original language with English subtitles at the GFT.

2024 | Director: Aslı Özarslan | Germany/France/Turkey | 86 min | German with English subtitles.

Hazal's biggest dream: to be given a chance at a future outside of her parents' bakery. For her 18th birthday she wants to escape the everyday grind and party with her friends in Berlin. But a fatal incident changes everything, and Hazal is forced to flee to Turkey, a country unknown to her. There, she has to survive on her own, no matter what the cost.