Discussant: MURAT PAKER (Bilgi Univ., Dept. of Psychology)

Script: Çayan Demirel
Camera: Koray Kesik
Editing: Burak Dal
Music: Ahmet Tirgil
Production: Ayşe Çetinbaş, Surela Film Yapım
Contact: ayse_cet@hotmail.com

The period between the military coup on 12 September,1980 and the year 1984 is called the ‘ferocity period’ by the convicts of Diyarbakır Prison. Here, due to unimaginable torture and abuse, 32 people lost their lives, hundreds were maimed and thousands of lives were changed permanently. The flag and the national anthem which are sacred for a nation have become a tool for oppression and torture. This documentary exposes the systematic torture that took place in this prison between 1980 and 1984 via testimonies of witnesses. Although Diyarbakır Prison Nr. 5 was closed after all that happened, the fact that the “Kurdish problem” and the “Turkish problem” still persist demonstrates that in order to create a healthy society, it is time to face the past and most importantly to come to terms with it.

Selected Awards:
* Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Best Documentary, 2009
* SIYAD Best Documentary, 2010