There's a relatively new Turkish film called 'Away From Home' directed
by Semih Kaplanoglu, that deals exactly with those issues. I could get
you the contact information of the production company if your colleague
is interested.

Melis Behlil.
University of Amsterdam / Istanbul Bilgi University

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From: Carol Donelan <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:07 pm
Subject: films featuring cultural transitions

> A colleague of mine is looking for films with plots featuring cultural
> transition(s), i.e. someone going to a foreign country, or someone
> cominghome, and in both cases having to make some cultural
> adjustments and/or
> resisting changes.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Carol Donelan
> Media Studies Program
> Carleton College
>
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