Short / Drama
Turkey,
2021, 18 min
Directed by:
Sami MorhayimScreenplay:
Sami MorhayimCinematography:
Kağan KerimoğluComposer:
Batuhan YalazPlots(1)
In Turkish director Sami Morhayim’s provocative drama, young Susam, on the morning of his bar mitzvah, locks himself in his bedroom and refuses to leave. His family is unable to convince him to come out and, abiding by strict Shabbat rules, cannot break the door down, leading to an intellectual debate about religious faith and manhood. (New York Jewish Film Festival)
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