ELAHA

By Milena ABOYAN

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Female director - Completed 2023

ELAHA is a young woman who spends each day fighting for some autonomy on the battleground of the patriarchy. The unconditional love for her family gives her strength and at the same time makes her vulnerable. What remains is a relentless urge for self-determination.

Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale 2023
Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Lichter Film Fest Frankfurt 2023
Audience Award
Internationalen Studierendenfilmfestival Sehsüchte 2023
Crossing Europe 2023
Special Mention in Section „YAAAS!“
Sprouts Film Festival 2023
IFF Emden-Norderney 2023
Sydney Film Festival 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Female director, First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN, KURDISH
    • Duration
    • 110 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Milena ABOYAN
    • Producer(s)
    • Matthias GREVING (KINESCOPE FILM GMBH), Igor DOVGAL, Emina SMAJIĆ
    • Synopsis
    • Elaha is a young Kurdish-German woman torn between the unconditional love for her family and her own aspirations in life. Although she cares most about having a good time with her girlfriends and taking care of her younger brother, she has to fight patriarchy while being the perfect daughter. Ultimately, she has to make a decision: To tell the truth or live a life in grand delusion. A psychological journey about emancipation that reveals that only by facing reality, we can be true to ourselves.