Kuma ( 2012 ) ( The Second Wife )

Kuma ( 2012 ) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Second Wife
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Turkish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Umut Dag

Written By:
Petra Ladinigg
Umut Dag

Actors:
Nihal G. Koldas ..... Fatma
Begüm Akkaya ..... Ayse
Vedat Erincin ..... Mustafa
Murathan Muslu ..... Hasan
Alev Imak ..... Kezvan
Aliye Esra Salebci ..... Gülsen
Ethem Saygieder ..... Ibrahim
Abdulkadir Tuncer ..... Mehm

Synopsis:

***ATTENTION***Mixed language audio with English subtitles***Kuma tells the story of two women: Fatma is around 50, a housewife with six children. She lives in Vienna but grew up in Turkey and clings stubbornly to the traditions and values of the old country. Ayse is 19, and the film begins with her wedding in rural Turkey, to Fatma's son Hasan, 21. However, when the family takes Ayse to Vienna this is revealed as a charade… for Ayse is to be the kuma (second wife) of Fatma's husband Mustafa, 60. We now learn that Fatma herself instigated this step, because she has been diagnosed with cancer and fears for her family's future if the treatment is unsuccessful and she dies. Hasan, though Ayse's husband on paper, now avoids her, Fatma's two older daughters - Kezvan and Nurcan - treat her with contempt, and the two younger children hardly know how to react to Ayse's presence. But Ayse fulfils her role here with tact and determination, taking care of the family while Fatma undergoes chemotherapy...

Kuma tells the story of two women: Fatma is around 50, a housewife with six children. She lives in Vienna but grew up in Turkey and clings stubbornly to the traditions and values of the old country. Ayse is 19, and the film begins with her wedding in rural Turkey, to Fatma's son Hasan, 21. However, when the family takes Ayse to Vienna this is revealed as a charade… for Ayse is to be the kuma (second wife) of Fatma's husband Mustafa, 60. We now learn that Fatma herself instigated this step, because she has been diagnosed with cancer and fears for her family's future if the treatment is unsuccessful and she dies. Hasan, though Ayse's husband on paper, now avoids her, Fatma's two older daughters - Kezvan and Nurcan - treat her with contempt, and the two younger children hardly know how to react to Ayse's presence. But Ayse fulfils her role here with tact and determination, taking care of the family while Fatma undergoes chemotherapy. Both women are pleased when Ayse becomes pregnant, and the baby brings reconciliation with Nurcan. Gradually the two young women become close. Then the family suffers a terrible blow of fate which also leaves them short of money, and Ayse has to leave the protection of the apartment for the world outside. She takes a job in a nearby Turkish supermarket and soon slips into a sexual relationship with Osman, who works there and has worshipped her since she arrived in Vienna. Ayse is uncomfortable about this situation, but before she can break it off she betrayed, finds her illusory world collapsing around her.

Ayse, a beautiful 19-year-old girl from the Turkish countryside, is chosen to be married to the Hasan, son of formidable and house proud mother Fatma, who resides in Vienna with her husband and children. However, what soon becomes apparent is that Ayse is to be second wife to Fatma's husband. This tight-knit family go to great lengths to preserve traditional values, and although polygamy is illegal in Austria, Ayse is welcomed. Yet, her presence in a country whose language and culture is entirely foreign to her immediately marks her as an outsider. As Western societal norms and Muslim religious beliefs draw closer together in an ever diversifying family unit, tensions arise, resulting in an explosive stroke of fate. Umut Dag's mature feature debut is a rich tapestry of swirling emotions, suppressed desires, unspoken words and uncomfortable yet pressing social and political questions.

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