Istanbul International Film Festival 2026
After suddenly losing her parents, 12-year-old İrem moves in with her estranged grandmother on a dairy farm near an industrial area. She becomes upset when she sees newborn calves being separated from their mothers so the farm can produce more milk. Troubled by this everyday cruelty, İrem decides to free the pregnant cows from the farm. With the help of Halid, an orphan working as an apprentice to the farm’s veterinarian, she sets out to carry out her plan.
Born in 1981 in İstanbul, Elif Eda is a writer-director and single mother. She got her Masters in Cognitive Psychology and her MFA at Tisch School of Arts in Filmmaking. Since 1995, she has been writing short stories, producing and directing radio plays, short movies, video art, and feature films. She teaches scriptwriting and hosts a TV show about cinema.
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