When We Leave (2010)
(Die Fremde)

Director: Feo Aladag
Run time: 119 minutes
Country: Germany

In Turkish with English subtitles

What would you sacrifice for your family's love? Your values? Your freedom? Your life?

German-born Umay flees from her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her young son Cem with her. She hopes to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflict. Her family is trapped in their conventions. They are torn between their love for her and the traditional values of their community. Ultimately, they decide to return Cem to his father in Turkey. To keep her son, Umay is forced to move again. She finds the inner strength to build a new life for herself and Cem, but her need for her family's love drives her to a series of ill-fated attempts at reconciliation. What Umay doesn't realize is just how deep the wounds are and how dangerous her struggle for self-determination has become.
The film garnered the Best Film and Best Actress honors at the 2010 German Film Awards.

(Source: Official film site: http://www.whenweleave.com/)

Speakers:

Dr. Aimee Light, Assistant Professor, Theology, and member of Women's and Gender Studies program, Duquesne University

Imam AbduSemih Tadese, LLB. MSUS, Director and Outreach Principal, Islamic Center of Pittsburgh