Elaha
German Film Festival x KinoFest | 19.10.-04.11.2023

Elaha

Year 2023
Runtime 110 min
Rating M18
Language Kurdish, German
Subtitles English
Director Milena Aboyan
Producer Matthias Greving
Screenwriter Milena Aboyan, Constantin Hatz
Cinematographer Christopher Behrmann
Cast Derya Dilber, Derya Durmaz, Emre Kubat

Elaha believes she must restore her virginity before she marries Nasim, only she cannot afford reconstruction surgery. Torn between different cultures, her love for her family, and her own beliefs, the twenty-two year old navigates the pressures and expectations of patriarchy and being a perfect daughter, while asking herself: does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?