A precise study of how women athletes navigate power, precarity, and the politics of the body, the film follows a young weightlifter determined to secure a lifelong state stipend awarded to international medalists.
Hatice is a young, ambitious weightlifter living with her unemployed mother, determined to make it in the highly competitive environment and in this way resolve her family’s precarious situation. Driven by this goal at any cost, she devises an unconventional form of ‘doping’ during the World Championships in heavy weight lifting: becoming pregnant to boost her hormone levels, followed by an abortion. When her plan does not unfold as expected, Hatice is forced onto unexpected and increasingly uncertain paths in pursuit of success.
The Rode Tulp Film Festival – RTFF is an annual Turkish film festival in the Netherlands. With a diverse program, the festival showcases the richness and diversity of cinema from Turkey and the region: from inspiring arthouse feature films and documentaries to short films and children’s films.
Running time: 89 minutes
Year: 2025
Country of origin: Turkey, Germany, Romania
Language: Turkish, Bosnian
Subtitles: English
Winner of the Berlinale’s main prize, this powerful drama follows two artists dismissed over their political beliefs, as mounting state repression begins to unravel their family and marriage.
Premiering in Locarno competition, Gürcan Keltek’s debut follows a man confined to his home after hospitalization, drifting between isolation, illness and spiritual ecstasy.
After the screening: in conversation with Marco De Stefanis on the Armenian elections
The Winning Generation is a documentary filmed over 12 years, following Shahen Harutyunyan from a 14-year-old activist to a rising political leader in Armenia.
