Worldsales

Pluto Film (Germany)
Schliemannstraße 5
10437 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: +49 30 21 91 82 20
e-mail: ed.mlifotulp@ofni
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Production

Kinescope
Böttcherstraße 1
28195 Bremen
Germany
Tel.: +49 421 14 62 14 00
e-mail: ed.epocsenik@ofni
Homepage: www.kinescopefilm.de

Elaha

Summary

Elaha (Bayan Layla), a 22-year-old student, is on the cusp of becoming a bride. As her community buzzes with excitement, Elaha struggles with the hidden knowledge that she’s no longer a virgin. Knowing this would cause shame to her family and fiancé, she desperately searches for options to ‘restore’ her virginity. There’s the costly surgery of hymen reconstruction, or blood capsule kits that assist with deception. But will any of it work? Director Milena Aboyan ratchets up the tension, while depicting her young protagonist’s struggle for sexual self-determination with heart-rending grace.
(Sydney Film Festival 2023)