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When We Leave

Play trailer Poster for When We Leave 2010,  1h 59m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 72% 32 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
72% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A young Turkish woman fights for self-determination and independence from her family.

Critics Reviews

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Keith Uhlich Time Out Jun 24, 2023
2/5
Rigged for maximum choir preach. Go to Full Review
Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch Apr 15, 2011
3/4
"When We Leave" has a predetermined arc that almost chokes its life, but for frustrated witnesses to this passion play, Kekilli offers redemption. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe Mar 31, 2011
2.5/4
A powerhouse melodrama that feels didactic and manipulative even as it rips your heart out. Go to Full Review
Sean Burns Philadelphia Weekly May 3, 2015
The movie is suffocated by its own grim determinism. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl Apr 15, 2011
7/10
...an old-fashioned melodrama with all the heightened emotions and focus on the struggles of an almost saintly heroine that you would expect from a work in that genre. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey Gantz Boston Phoenix Mar 31, 2011
What elevates When We Leave is the three-dimensional acting and the larger context. Go to Full Review
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Finn W Aug 11, 2017 I just watched this all the way through without subtitles and was mesmerized. What a powerful movie. Sad part is this is all to real for so many. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Feo Aladag

Director

Sibel Kekilli

Umay

Derya Alabora

Halyme

Settar Tanriogen

Kader

Tamer Yigit

Mehmet

Florian Lukas

Stipe

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When We Leave

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young Turkish woman fights for self-determination and independence from her family.
Director
Feo Aladag
Producer
Feo Aladag, Züli Aladag
Screenwriter
Feo Aladag
Production Co
Independent Artists Ltd.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 7, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.6K
Runtime
1h 59m
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