FATIH AKIN RETROSPECTIVE
Films dealing with various issues screened
Films depicting human life from different perspectives were screened at the two-day Fatih Akin Film Retrospective at Goethe Institute in Dhanmondi.
The retrospective featuring Akin’s four films was jointly organised by Goethe-Institut and Dhaka University Film Society, which ended on
Wednesday through screening of Solino and In July.
Short Sharp Shock and Soul Kitchen were screened on the opening day.
Short Sharp Shock focuses on the identity crises faced by German youth from various ethnic backgrounds.
Solino is a family drama that focuses on a man whose father’s relation with his sons gets bitter as he wants them to work in his new restaurant against their will.
In July is, on the other hand, is a sweet love story between a trainee teacher and a street vendor.
Fatih Akin, a Hamburg based filmmaker, made his debut as a director in 1998 with Short Sharp Shock, which won him Bronze Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and the Pierrot, the Bavarian Film Award, for best new director.
Since the 39 year old filmmaker belongs to the second generation of Turkish guest workers in Germany, his films often focus on the colourful and challenging lives of the migrants. He exposes the cross-cultural struggles and dynamics in his films in a unique way.
About festival, international affairs secretary of the Dhaka University Film Society Saikat said, ‘We have organised the festival to introduce him to the local viewers. Fatih Akin’s films are easy to understrand but address complex issues.’
-With New Age input
