Press Page #6

Synopsis: Turkey's first Kurdish language newspaper is under siege. After exposing human rights abuses in Diyarbakır, the journalists become the target of increasingly ruthless government-sanctioned intimidation.
Genre: Drama, History
Director(s): Sedat Yilmaz
  9 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Year:
2010
100 min
27 Views


I never get tired. It's safe,

It's great...

Be careful or you'll

get used to it.

No, we won't. We'll just

enjoy it while we can.

What happened? Your stories

were rejected again?

Yes. Something like

that again.

They're making keychains

out of the ears they cut off.

Keychains? From ears?

Like a normal keychain?

They put the ears they

cut off in Coke until...

...all the flesh disintegrates and

only the cartilage is left.

It's like plastic.

Where did you hear this?

From the soldier who

gave me the photo.

- Is he one of the soldiers posing?

- No.

This guy's about to go

crazy from all he's seen.

- Frat, put these somewhere safe.

- Ok Alian.

Kerim, from now on

don't bring the food late.

Frat, Ramazan's house

is far. I can't help it.

Whose turn is

it tomorrow?

Yusuf's

Good, Yusuf's mother makes

great stuffed peppers.

I'm going to give you these photos and

you'll send them to Istanbul like always?

Ok. Frat.

Here.

Lokman, stop pulling.

You'll tear it.

Calm down!

They printed our photos.

- Is the story short?

- They criticized the government.

It's ok.

This is good.

Here Frat. Put this

in the archives.

Let's watch the news.

They say Hasan will be released

after the next hearing.

We'll see.

They can't hold him any

longer without evidence.

Yeah but who knows what

this government might do.

What do you mean?

They won't release him?

Anything is possible.

Don't drop ash on the carpet.

Be careful when you smoke!

Look at him. Disgusting!

Here. You clean it up!

Songl, you need a husband.

You're taking it all out on us.

Shut up!

Always the same news. The

same lies. I'm sick of it.

Let's change the channel and

watch a movie or something.

A karate movie!

Unbelievable.

TRUCE DECLARED:

A CHANCE FOR PEACE

PRESIDENT ZAL PASSES AWAY

This guy did the work for the same gang.

They found his body under the bridge.

If it was the PKK they would

claim responsibility. It can't be them.

So?

So it's the gang's

internal feud.

The guns are drawn. It can't

be stopped now.

Good, tell Lokman to

pass the story to you.

Write a story about the

gang's internal feud.

Some of them are

trying to save their skins.

Some of them will reveal

themselves to survive, Hasan.

This is the right time

to leak inside information.

No! No way!

I can't send you there! We are just

getting the office back together.

But Hasan...

I'm telling you for the last

time. The answer is no!

You're wasting your time. You want

to try to infiltrate the gang? No way!

Frat, tomorrow you're going

to Yksekova with Alian.

Ok Hasan.

- Get out of here!

- As you like.

But your son is drawing

too much attention.

If one day someone gets killed in

the confusion don't be surprised.

Papa, I sold

Son of a donkey,

why are you so late!

- Selam aleikum.

- Aleikum selam.

Four teas over here.

The chief wants to

see you. Alone.

Where?

His house.

He will receive you

in his own home.

Who will guarantee

my safety?

The chief himself. He guarantees

the safety of everyone around here.

One minute. We'll

be right there. Frat.

You won't go alone with them,

will you? They'll kill you.

If they wanted kill me they

would have done it already.

It won't make any difference

if there are two of us.

But if something happens to

me you'll be a witness, Frat.

- Give me that.

- What are you going to do?

Take this. If I'm not back by

tonight take this to the paper.

Our friends will set

the world on fire.

- At least take the gun.

- Still haven't learned, have you?

The truth is bulletproof.

Thanks for accepting our invitation.

Leave. Reo, you stay.

You are our guest here.

No harm will come to you.

I couldn't have come if

I thought otherwise.

Yes, you're right.

No recorders.

No photos.

No names.

You will only take notes.

Do I have any other choice?

No, you don't.

You came all the way out here.

We won't leave you empty-handed.

I'll give you some

important documents.

I work with the government.

But not officially.

Everything I'm about to tell

you I did for the state.

That story won't be printed.

If it is I will kill you myself.

I don't care who gets killed.

Get those documents back

from the journalists.

- Don't worry.

We'll handle it.

If anything goes

wrong, start running.

The rest is up to you.

What about the chief?

We're finished with him.

Frat, we are going to

shake up this country!

What's happened, Alian?

Let's not miss the bus.

I'll tell you on the way.

- Come on, we're leaving.

- But the bus isn't leaving yet...

Were not going on the bus. We're

getting out of here. They're after us.

Alian, what are you wearing?

At this god awful hour?

- Could you receive a guest now?

- Come in.

They were looking for something and

got angry when they couldn't find it.

They beat up everyone

then took them away.

They asked about you.

- What else happened?

- A man came and left you a note.

- Who?

- I don't know.

- He didn't give his name?

- No.

- I'm so sorry.

- Thank you, Dino.

You see those bastards?

Thank god nothing

happened to you.

- What is it?

- They killed the chief.

The man who wrote this says he knows

who killed him and wants to meet.

- Where does he want to meet?

- In the Hevsel gardens.

- When?

- As soon as possible.

Kerim, what did

he look like?

Tall as my dad. He had

a beard and he was bald.

- Must have been Reo.

- Who's Reo?

Chief's right-hand man. He must

have panicked when he was killed.

He thinks he's next.

I'm going. We don't have to hide the

chief's name in the story since he's dead.

You going alone? This

time I'm coming with you.

Then who will protect the documents?

Those are more important than us.

In that case take this.

You don't have to use it.

Just keep it on you.

Don't forget to hide the

documents in a safe place.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Come on. They might see us here.

Let's go back there.

- Who killed him?

- Hold on. I'll tell you.

Come on son, let's go.

We left the shop unattended.

But I'm going

to help Frat.

Ok son, you can come

back to help him later.

Son of a donkey!

Why don't you listen

to what your father says?

Kerim, come on. Go now.

You can come back later.

But Frat, I want

to help you.

Kerim look, there's so much to do

here. Go on now and come back later.

Come on. Move it!

Alian! It's a trap!

It's impossible to

live here now.

You don't even know why

one man kills another.

In the name of God, for our

traditions, for the people.

Everyone has a reason to kill.

We too have taken

lives over time.

I don't deny it.

But those who killed for

the state now kill for money.

It's not murder if you

kill for the government.

But if you kill for

money it'sdifferent.

Once you commit murder...

...there is no turning back.

Alian! It's a trap!

There is no respect for the

law any more...

...no respect for our fathers.

The man you helped yesterday...

...is out for your

blood today.

There is nothing left

of our traditions.

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