Zenne Dancer

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Zenne Dancer
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Directed by Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay
Written byCaner Alper
Produced byBulut Reyhanoglu
Starring Kerem Can  [ de ]
Giovanni Arvaneh  [ de ]
Erkan Avcı
Cinematography Norayr Kasper
Music byPaolo Potì - Demir Demirkan
Release date
  • 13 January 2012 (2012-01-13)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish-German-English

Zenne Dancer is a 2011 Turkish drama film directed by Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay.

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The film is based upon an honor killing of a student, Ahmet Yıldız, by his family after realizing he was homosexual. The film describes the discrimation that LGBT people in Turkey have to deal with.

Awards

2012

Cast

Choreography

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