Elaha, 22, believes she must restore her supposed innocence before she weds. A surgeon could reconstruct her hymen but she cannot afford such an operation. She asks herself: why does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?
Director:
Writer:
Bayan Layla
Elaha
Armin Wahedi Yeganeh
Nasim
Derya Durmaz
Mother
Derya Dilber
Shilan
Cansu Leyan
Berivan
Beritan Balcı
Dilan
Slavko Popadic
Jusuf
Nazmi Kırık
Father
Réber Ibrahim
Sami
Homa Faghiri
Nihal
Hadnet Tesfai
Stella Zahaye
Yasmin Mowafek
Leyla
Onur Poyraz
Mehmet
Adnan Jafar
Mazlûm
Mehmet Daloglu
Herr Ceylan
Svetlana Wall
Worker
Hêja Netirk
Moderator
Ferman Alkasari
Mehmets Friend
Lennart Gottmann
Herr Stöckner
Official Trailer
"Elaha" | Trailer | Berlinale 2023
