My Father, the Revolution and Me

"With its bitter-sweet atmosphere and stoicism in the face of heartbreaking memories, the film is reminiscent of Marjanne Satrapi’s 'Persepolis'" (themovingarts.com) In 1980, the filmmaker's birth is overshadowed by the revolution. "I was born in the middle of a dream." But another refrain runs through the film: "What am I to do with this legacy?" This family drama is a quest of identity and politics that takes us from Turkey in the 1970s to Switzerland in the 21st century, dealing with exile, prison, false money, fallen heroes, hippies gone astray and a revolutionary disco along the way.

Keywords

  • Label: SWISS FILMS
  • Screen: Turkey
  • Topic: Oral History
  • family
  • history

Director

  • Ufuk Emiroglu

Biography, Documentary


1h 22min


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Switzerland
Turkey
2013
A personal take on Turkish history by director Ufuk Emiroğlu. It's a mosaic of a film, which moves freely between documentary, fiction and animation.

A personal take on Turkish history by director Ufuk Emiroğlu. It's a mosaic of a film, which moves freely between documentary, fiction and animation.


"With its bitter-sweet atmosphere and stoicism in the face of heartbreaking memories, the film is reminiscent of Marjanne Satrapi’s 'Persepolis'" (themovingarts.com)


In 1980, the filmmaker's birth is overshadowed by the revolution. "I was born in the middle of a dream." But another refrain runs through the film: "What am I to do with this legacy?" This family drama is a quest of identity and politics that takes us from Turkey in the 1970s to Switzerland in the 21st century, dealing with exile, prison, false money, fallen heroes, hippies gone astray and a revolutionary disco along the way.

Cast & Crew