‘Theatre is my life,’ Yıldız Kenter admits in her biography written by Dikmen Gürün. This is the story of a star, who has dedicated her whole life to her theatre company, students, the stage. Recounting the prizes received as well as the prices paid for pursuing your passion, Sweetie is a testimony to the transforming cultural landscape of the country as it tells Kenter Theatre’s story and thus how a private theatre has managed to survive. Including interviews by family members, students, fellow actors, as well as rare archival images and footage, Sweetie is an homage to the ‘North Star of Turkish theatre.’ The documentary was written by Zeynep Miraç, scored by Murat Evgin, and features Dikmen Gürün as advisor.
Two mental patients bond in an imaginary heaven where nothing bad can ever happen, only to realize that being cured of their condition would mean accepting the harsh realities of life. He lives in a mental hospital, but escapes to his own private heaven to spend his days with his dead mother. She was a deeply disturbed woman who turned her back on reality following a traumatic experience. When they meet in heaven, they are happy. Now, a doctor has appeared in heaven claiming to possess the cure that could restore normalcy to their lives. But what's normal about a world with so much pain, and why would they ever want to return to a world with nothing to offer them but heartache and misery?
