Ishaq (2025)
After losing her daughter to ISIS, Silvi travels to Iraqi Kurdistan to meet her grandson Ishaq, who lives in an orphanage. Despite cultural barriers and the burden of shared trauma, she fights to build a connection with him. But as Silvi’s return journey to Germany approaches, she must make a momentous decision.
Director:
Tuna Kaptan
Writer:
Tuna Kaptan
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Bettina Hoppe as Silvi |
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Daniel Kamal as Ishaq |
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Anna Sophie Schindler as Hotelangestellte |
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Mahabad Ibrahim as Reyhan |
| Directing | Tuna Kaptan | Director |
| Camera | Semih Yildiz | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hiwa Shew | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Nils Gradlowsky | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Tuna Kaptan | Screenplay |
| Sound | Chiara Strickland | Music |
| Editing | Toro Lucian Hirsch | Editor |
| Editing | Beatrice Babin | Editor |
| Art | Hashim Shaji | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jasmeen Waleed | Costume Designer |
| Production | Claudia Gladziejewski | Co-Producer |