Eren

by Maria Binder
  • 2022 Film Five GmbH
  • 2022 Film Five GmbH
  • 2022 Film Five GmbH
  • 2022 Film Five GmbH

    Synopsis

    EREN portrays a woman who has been fighting for fundamental rights and peace in Turkey for more than 30 years. As a lawyer and human rights defender, Eren Keskin is one of the main actors and plaintiffs for women's, LGBTIQ and minority rights, opposing torture and sexualized violence. Her strong sense of justice knows no taboos, shaking even the foundations of the Turkish state. Now she has been designated an enemy of the state and has to defend herself. She faces a life sentence in more than a hundred criminal cases and could could disappear behind bars at any moment.

    Festivals

    2023
    25 TiDF – 25th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival. Greece
    38 DOK.fest Munich
    Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival
    Filmfest FrauenWelten – Terre des Femmes, Berlin