Jiyan

A young couple has moved to Berlin and is trying to create a decent living in Süheyla Schwenks’ compact yet grand feature debut. Hiyat and Harun are young, obviously in love and Hiyat is pregnant with their first child. They live with Haruns’ uncle waiting for a residence permit and better conditions to find something of their own. They live with Haruns’ uncle waiting for a residence permit and better conditions to find something of their own. Jiyan contains scenes of both love and despair that really grabs hold of you. It’s a film that relentlessly takes ordinary people’s party in an unforgiving game against inhumane social structures.
– Daniel Tollefsen Altamirano