Copilot

Directed by ANNE ZOHRA BERRACHED

Starring CANAN KIR, ROGER AZAR, DARINA AL JOUNDI

Released 10 SEPTEMBER

Set in Hamburg in the mid-’90s over the course of is a fictionalised account of the tumultuous relationship between bright Turkish science student Asli (Canan Kir) and the charismatic and confident Saeed (Roger Azar) from Lebanon, whose dream is to become a pilot. The focus of the film lies in Asli’s perseverance: her true and subjective experience; her visceral outbursts and moments of suppressing her emotions. The camera’s intimacy breaks with the film’s realism through various poetic and dreamlike devices used to portray Asli’s inner conflict. Moving to a flat in a red light district, a constant and invasive blue-red light glaringly flashes into her room, enhancing her ever increasing restlessness. The cinematography evokes an emotional recreation of the era, with the film’s poetic sequences being enriched by Evgueni and Sacha Galperine’s captivating score.