Girls of Hope

Girls of Hope

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 21, 2011

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Umudun Kızları

Production Companies

Notus Film

Director

Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent

Description

In Turkey far too many women are still unable to read and write, and all they see in their life span is being forced into early marriage and relegation to the home, where they look after extended families and more children than they can feed. The girls are portrayed in their homes, together with the strongest supporters of their emancipation through education: their mothers. Girls of Hope portrays five girls who struggle for their education and, despite all the difficulties, try to hold on to their hope for a better future.