The film Erdogan will hate is one of the best of the year
A Walla! culture reporter reviews the Haifa Film Festival, focusing on two films: 'Yellow Letters' by Ilker Çatak, which deals with the political persecution of cultural figures in Turkey under Erdogan, and 'The Stranger' by François Ozon, an adaptation of Camus's novel. The reporter praises 'Yellow Letters' and draws parallels to the political reality in Israel, while criticizing Ozon for the film's slowness.
A Walla! culture reporter reviews the Haifa Film Festival, focusing on two major films. The first, 'Yellow Letters' by director Ilker Çatak (who was nominated for an Oscar for 'The Teachers' Lounge'), follows a Turkish playwright and actress who become targets of government persecution. The film draws inspiration from the true stories of academics and cultural figures in Turkey who were fired for their political views, especially after the 2016 coup attempt against Erdogan. The reporter finds a parallel to the Israeli reality, noting that while cultural figures in Israel have not yet been fired for their opinions, political labeling ('traitors', 'Kaplanists') is no longer imaginary. The second film, 'The Stranger' by François Ozon, an adaptation of Albert Camus's novel, receives mixed reviews: the reporter praises the acting but criticizes the slowness and difficulty in connecting with the protagonist, especially for viewers who have not read the book.