Girls of Hope (2011)
In Turkey far too many women are still unable to read and write, and all they see in their life span is being forced into early marriage and relegation to the home, where they look after extended families and more children than they can feed. The girls are portrayed in their homes, together with the strongest supporters of their emancipation through education: their mothers. Girls of Hope portrays five girls who struggle for their education and, despite all the difficulties, try to hold on to their hope for a better future.
Director: Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent
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Besna Taradus as Herself |
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Birgül Etiker as Herself |
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Dilek Erdinler as Herself |
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Meryem Özhan as Herself |
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Semia Etiker as Herself |
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Yeliz Yalvan as HErself |
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Zehre Özhan as Herself |
| Production | Delizia Flaccavento | Producer |
| Editing | Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent | Editor |
| Directing | Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent | Director |
| Production | Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent | Producer |
| Editing | Bulut Tar | Editor |
| Camera | Hasan Şenol | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent | Sound |
| Sound | Yahya Burak Tamer | Sound |
| Sound | Ceyda Pirali | Music Score Producer |
| Crew | Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent | Cinematography |