The Turkish cleaning lady Anam is one of those headscarf-clad women that you see every day in the streets. When she learns that her oldest son is in the hospital, overdosed on heroin, she realises suddenly how little she knows about the lives of her children. Abandoned by her husband but supported by her cleaning colleagues, she pits herself against the conservative Turkish community and the drug scene in order to save her son.
Festivals & Awards
1. Prize Camel Actie Independence Award for Genuine Filmmaking, 1. Prize for “Best Director” Festival Int. du Film Indépendant Bruxelles, Otto-Sprenger Award 2002, Geneva Europe Grand Prize 2001 by the European Broadcasting Union for Best Screenplay Drehbuch, Audience Award Filmfest Braunschweig.
Director: Buket Alakus Writer: Buket Alakus Production: Wüste Filmproduktion in Koproduktion mit Wüste Film West und mit ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel /ARTE Producers: Ralph Schwingel, Stefan Schubert Co-Producer: Hejo Emons Commissioning Editor: Burkhart Althoff (ZDF) Casting: Ingeborg Molitoris Production Manager: Matthias Voucko Cinematography: Marcus Lambrecht Sound: Maarten Van de Voort Production Design: Tamo Kunz Costume Design: Anne Dehof Makeup: Kathi Zimmermann, Corinna Putlitz Film Editing: Ann-Sophie Schweizer Music: Mehmet Ergin Set Photography: Romano Ruhnau Supported by: Filmförderung Hamburg Filmbüro NW World Sales: Bavaria Film International