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Anne Zohra Berrached focuses on the perspective of a young woman desperately in love with a man, who more and more detracts from her. The drama, which recreates the possible background story of one of the pilots trained to execute the terror attack of 9/11, premiered at this year s Berlinale in the Panorama section. We talked to the director who told us about her motivation for working on that story and the way she works with her actors.Â
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Cineuropa: Why was it important for you to tell this story?
Anne Zohra Berrached: I found an article about the wife of a terrorist and then read various things about it. This woman who falls in love with a man, and eventually no longer recognises him, fascinated me. I wanted to make a film about this woman who is in a love conflict. All my films are about women involved in big conflicts and trying to get out of them. For me, it s a film about love. About a main character who has to deal wi
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The drama, penned by the Erfurt-born helmer herself together with
Stefanie Misrahi, starts in the mid-1990s and follows what at first seems to be a classical love story between the two leads, Asli (played by the wonderful
Canan Kir) and Saeed (convincingly portrayed by
Roger Azar). The pair get to know one another while spinning bottles at a party in their student hall of residence. More specifically, the girl seems deeply fascinated by Saeed’s charisma and self-confidence. After some time, the two end up marrying in secret, as Asli’s mother is vigorously opposed to their relationship. They promise each other eternal love, and Saeed discloses Asli his lifetime dream – in a slightly corny, but ultimately enjoyable scene – of becoming an aviator. One day, however, the boy mysteriously disappears and Asli is left alone with no explanation. This traumatic event is the catalyst for what becomes another type of film enti
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