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Gulnara's Dress [2010]
Original
Résumé Gulnara's Dress tells the story of a 13-year-old girl, Mika, who, after staining her sister Gulnara's wedding dress, tries to clean and eventually replace it–a real challenge in this poverty-ridden land located between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Having explored all possible avenues to replace the dress, the young girl will find herself faced with a single remaining option: to sell her body to a merchant of the refugee camp. A child, Balaja, will be born of this sacrifice. A touching, tragic, and festive work rooted in vivid and evocative images. Extrait « JAVANSHI : Can you picture your sister in that dress? / MIKA : I would have to work a whole lifetime to repay you. / JAVANSHI : Forget about the money for a second. Look me in the eye and tell me this dress isn't magnificent. / MIKA : It's breathtaking! / JAVANSHI : You know, Mika, I know people who would give you a lot of money just to spend a few hours with you. / MIKA : Enough to buy this dress? / JAVANSHI : And even more. » |
