Oray
Der junge Muslim Oray schleudert seiner Ehefrau Burcu im Streit die Scheidungsformel „talaq“, „Verstoßung", entgegen. Nach islamischem Recht folgt darauf eine dreimonatige Trennung - oder sogar die Scheidung? Oray versucht, die Dinge für sich zu klären, geht nach Köln, und engagiert sich in einer Moschee; er ist charismatisch und zieht Neulinge an, aber er möchte auch zurück zu Burcu. Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay gelingt die komplexe Darstellung eines Milieus. Oray bleibt unvorhersehbar - möglicherweise auch ein Indiz dafür, welch Unbekannte die türkisch-muslimische Welt im deutschen Spielfilm noch immer ist. (Carolin Weidner, Der Spiegel)
In an argument with his wife Burcu, Oray pronounces the Islamic word for separation, ‘talaq’. Oray must now part from Burcu for three months, and he uses the break to make a fresh start in Cologne. Here, he finds a job and seeks out a new Muslim religious community, led by the young Imam Bilal. When Burcu pays her husband a surprise visit, they realise they still love each other. Oray asks Bilal for advice, but is told: pronouncing ‘talaq’ does not mean a break, but a divorce. Director Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay employs a quasi-documentary style to tell the story of a man caught between his belief in love and his love for his faith. (Berlinale)
Regie Biografie
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Born in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, in 1987, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay grew up in the German city of Hagen. He studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne with a focus on film and literature and is a fellow of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation. He currently lives and works in Cologne. For "Oray" he received the First Feature Award at Berlinale 2019.
Film Selection: Oray (2018) – Der Metzger (2016, short) – 31 Szenen einer Jugend (2014, short) - Vor dem Tor des Ijtihad (2013, short) – Ömer, the Lord (2012, doc short) – Wie ich lernte Skifahren zu hassen (2001, short)
Born in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, in 1987, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay grew up in the German city of Hagen. He studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne with a focus on film and literature and is a fellow of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation. He currently lives and works in Cologne. For "Oray" he received the First Feature Award at Berlinale 2019.
Film Selection: Oray (2018) – Der Metzger (2016, short) – 31 Szenen einer Jugend (2014, short) - Vor dem Tor des Ijtihad (2013, short) – Ömer, the Lord (2012, doc short) – Wie ich lernte Skifahren zu hassen (2001, short)
CROSSING EUROPE AWARDS
2019: CROSSING EUROPE Award - Best Fiction Film
Competition Fiction 2019
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Deutschland 2019
color
100 Minuten
Deutsch / Türkisch / Romanes OmeU
Drehbuch Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Kamera Christian Kochmann
Schnitt Denys Darahan
Ton/Sounddesign Armin Badde
Mit Zejhun Demirov, Deniz Orta, Cem Göktaş, Faris Yüzbaşıoğlu, Mikael Bajrami, Fırat Barıs Ar, Kais Setti, Ferhat Keskin, Şahin Eryılmaz, Ramon Machtolf
Produzent*innen Bastian Klügel, Claus Reichel, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Produktion
filmfaust Filmproduktion, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Weltvertrieb
Pluto Film
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
Berlinale 2019
Weltpremiere / World PremiereBerlinale 2019
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
Special Mention for Main Actor Zejhun Demirov (CROSSING EUROPE Award - Best Fiction Film 2019)
