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In the "gecekondu" of an Istanbul suburb, a woman writes at night, unbeknownst to her husband and children. By day, she does innumerable odd jobs to support her family. Her first book, published in 1994, brought her national recognition but didn't change her material lot. She continues to write because it is the only way to give meaning to her life and because she wants to bear witness. This film recounts the life and struggles of a unique and fervent woman and, in the process, affords an inside look at the daily reality of these neighborhoods torn by lawlessness and violence, and where the massive migration from the countryside has led to the proliferation of a "spontaneous," totally disproportionate living conditions. Not merely the chronicle of ordinary misery, this film is also the portrait of a woman who has broken free and is in search of an immaterial elsewhere which she glimpses in the pages of a notebook.

France - 1999 - 1 h 02 mn - Super 16 mm • 1,66 - Colour

Réalisation Evelyne Ragot Scénario Evelyne Ragot, Oya Delahay Image Julien Hirsch Son Yunus Acar Montage Catherine Gouze Musique Philippe Dieu

Production Dominant 7 Productions E-mail : dominant7@free.fr Senso Films, 10 rue Edouard Vaillant, 93100 Montreuil, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5586 3761 Fax : +33 (0)1 5586 3761 E-mail : senso.films@wanadoo.fr Co-Production Neyrac Films, ARTE France

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