Films by Thomas Lauterbach

Germany 2008, 78 min
by Thomas Lauterbach

Aysel is a devout Muslim, who for many years has lived the well-protected life of a homemaker anmother in the Swabian province. When she learns that the Stuttgart state theatre is looking for Turkishamateur actresses for a performance of Euripides' MEDEA, she sees this as an opportunity to escapeher monotnous day-to-day existence. What starts out as a change of scenery for Aysel increasinglychallenges her view of the world. Family traditions, religion, the relationship between sexes are issueswh