Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 61 min
- Language
- Tatar
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Tatar — subtitles on.
The story
"Behind every strong man is a strong woman!", Mumine shouts as her husband is arrested. She has 4 children, she's in her mid-30s, and she's the wife of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner. Muslim Crimean Tatars have been oppressed for a long time. They were deported under Stalin, allowed to return under Gorbachev, and since the occupation of Crimea in 2014 under Putin, they are being persecuted again. "Return" is a portrait of Mumine and Maye, two strong women struggling with the consequences of oppression. Their traditional understanding of their role as women does not stand in the way of their dedication. They possess strength, beauty and dignity. Only in their most intimate moments, they are overwhelmed by desperate helplessness.
The bill
- Directed
- Katja Fedulova
Production
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 567 ratings
If this stayed with you
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