
24 Oct 2010

Oppressed Majority
On what seems to be just another ordinary day, a man is exposed to sexism and sexual violence in a society ruled by women.
Destruction of dreams.
Üftade has long been the object of men’s fury. Her only hope is to marry the young man she is in love with and escape her traumatic life in the home of her abusive stepfather. However, when her lover suddenly leaves her, Üftade's despair increases exponentially and she begins to lose her mental balance due to the traumas of her childhood.
Üftade
Erhan/Orhan
Recep
Azade
Niyazi
Semiha
Haşim
Little Umur
Şenay
Basri
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On what seems to be just another ordinary day, a man is exposed to sexism and sexual violence in a society ruled by women.
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