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Oscars: UK sends documentary on violence on Turkey women for nomination

Oscars: UK sends documentary on violence on Turkey women for nomination

A still from Dying to Divorce

The United Kingdom has sent a documentary chronicling the efforts of activists working to end violence against women in Turkey as its official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards. Titled ‘Dying to Divorce’, the docu-film is produced by Turkish and British filmmakers.

It took five years to make this project and was released in the UK cinemas last week.

Dying to Divorce follows the work of lawyer Ipek Bozkurt and activist Aysen Ece Kavas who meet women survivors of gender-based violence in order to help them and their families seek justice through a labyrinthian Turkish criminal system. Bozkurt and Kavas are part of the We Will Stop Femicides Platform, which tracks violence against women in Turkey.

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Currently, the filmmakers are waiting for the docu-film to get an Oscar nomination. The results will be out later this month. They will be announced the Oscars Academy.

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