Drama
Die Besetzung der Dunkelheit
Conquering Darkness
Based on the novel by Bachtyar Ali
Performed in German
Can one erase an entire ethnic group from history by erasing their language? Is it even possible to completely eradicate a language?
In Bakhtyar Ali’s latest novel "Conquering Darkness", professor Tarik Akansu attempts to do just that at the behest of the Turkish state: the Kurdish language should cease to exist. He hands this task over to his two sons. The first attempts to comprehend his father's actions, while the second severs all ties with his father, falls in love with a Kurdish woman and moves with her to Istanbul.
A fascinating journey through Turkish-Kurdish history and the political conflicts in Turkey in the 1970s and 1980s.
Cast
Tarik Akan Su, Health Minister, University Professor Christian KlischatAli Ehsan Philipp SteinheuserIsmet Oktay Ferhat KeskinOyzar, Didem Sahin, Poet, Maniac 3 Kaval SidqiOyzar's Sister, Zeynep, Tansu, Dr. Koibra, Actress, Ismet's Daughter, Woman Christina TzatzarakiZaki Raza Baklan, Nacip Fatih Qalip, Saifeddin, Chief Editor, Man 5 Martin PlassDr. Sinan, Hakki Sunayi, Old Man, Maniac 1, Man 2 Lukas SchrenkHead Physician, Adnan Pascha, Home Secretary, Hotelier, Man 1 Michael BirnbaumMusician Joachim Kuipers