Germany’s Official Oscar Submission: WHEN WE LEAVE (DIE FREMDE October 24, 2010

Germany’s Official Oscar Submission: WHEN WE LEAVE (DIE FREMDE), 2010, Majestic-Filmverleih, 119 min. Dir. Feo Aladag. Umay (a terrific Sibel Kekilli) is a young woman of Turkish descent, working hard to maintain a life of her own in Germany. However, Umay and her family don’t see eye-to-eye on her self-governed lifestyle, and what starts as a family feud quickly escalates into something much more grave. Winner of the Label Europa Cinemas award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival. In German with English subtitles.
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