Women on tour: Along the southern Turkish coast, a theater group gives guest performances in one village after another. Shakespeare's "King Lear" is on the program. The highlight is that all the male roles are played by women. Acting increases their self-esteem and helps them to forget their worries. Along the way, they shake up life in many a village, questioning customs of patriarchal society. This film opens up a whole new view of women in Turkey, a nd unlike the gloomy original, QUEEN LEAR also invites laughter. "QUEEN LEAR is an endearing ode to the collective power of art and a subtle call for gender equality in Turkey." (The Guardian)
Keywords
- Just released
- Portraits of empowered women
- middle east
- theater
- women
Actors
- Behiye Yanık
- Cennet Güneş
- Ümmü Kurt
Director
- Pelin Esmer
Heartwarming doc about the transformative experience of an all-woman theater group touring rural Turkey performing Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Women on tour: Along the southern Turkish coast, a theater group gives guest performances in one village after another. Shakespeare's "King Lear" is on the program. The highlight is that all the male roles are played by women.
Acting increases their self-esteem and helps them to forget their worries. Along the way, they shake up life in many a village, questioning customs of patriarchal society.
This film opens up a whole new view of women in Turkey, a
nd unlike the gloomy original, QUEEN LEAR also invites laughter.
"QUEEN LEAR is an endearing ode to the collective power of art and a subtle call for gender equality in Turkey." (The Guardian)
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Pelin Esmer
Cast
Behiye Yanık
Cast
Cennet Güneş
Cast
Ümmü Kurt