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Kuma: The Second Wife

2012 · 93 min Drama
6.8 / 10 · TMDB

Fatma is around 50, a housewife with six children. She lives in Vienna but grew up in Turkey and clings stubbornly to the traditions and values of the old country. Ayse is 19, and the film begins with her wedding in rural Turkey, to Fatma’s son Hasan. However, when the family takes Ayse to Vienna this is revealed as a charade, for Ayse is to be the kuma (second wife) of Fatma’s husband Mustafa.

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Original Title Kuma
Year 2012
Country Austria
Genre Drama
Director Umut Dağ
Runtime 93 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.8/10 (18 votes)

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Director Umut Dağ constructs a quiet yet devastating drama, relying on the power of unspoken tension and restrained performances. He explores the patriarchal system from within, where women are both its captives and, at times, its complicit guardians, building a claustrophobic family portrait.

What lingers after the final frame is the heavy weight of silent compromise and the chilling normalcy of institutionalized oppression. A film that resonates with profound unease. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Umut Dağ

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