Cinema Staziun Lavin - DIE GELBEN BRIEFE

THE YELLOW LETTERS
Turkey 2025 / Director: Ilker Çatak

Derya and Aziz are a celebrated artistic couple: Aziz the socially engaged dramaturge and lecturer in theater studies, Derya the star of his stage plays. Together with their fourteen-year-old daughter Ezgi, they lead a fulfilling life in Ankara - until their open criticism of the government brings them into the sights of the state apparatus. Overnight, they both lose their jobs; the police search their apartment and question their neighbors. The family flees to Istanbul, where they find temporary accommodation with Aziz's mother. But Ezgi struggles to fit in at the new school, and while Aziz meets the pressure with increased resistance, Derya looks for a way out that will give her more freedom again. Gradually, the distance between them grows, until finally their future as a family is at stake.

After "Das Lehrerzimmer", German director İlker Çatak once again presents an explosive drama. It centers on a couple who have to choose between ideals and conformity in the face of a corrupt authoritarian regime. Impressively carried by the Turkish acting stars Özgü Namal and Tansu Biçer, "Yellow Letters" is a gripping drama about courage and power that focuses on the major socio-political issues of our time.

Drama
Language: Turkish, Subtitles: DE, 128 min. rated 12+.

Please use the advance booking service: www.staziun-lavin.ch/cinema, there are a few remaining tickets at the box office from 7:30 pm or 4:30 pm.