Question 1

Which festivals featured 'A Season in Hakkari'?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1983 and the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 1995.

Question 2

What is the original title of the book the film is adapted from?

Accepted Answer

The book's original title is 'O'. After the film's popularity, later editions were titled 'Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim' along with the original 'O'.

Question 3

In which school year does the movie take place?

Accepted Answer

According to a date on a blackboard in the classroom scene, the movie takes place in the 1964-65 school year.

Question 4

Who plays the teacher in 'A Season in Hakkari'?

Accepted Answer

Genco Erkal plays the teacher (Lehrer/Ögretmen).

Question 5

What is the setting and initial conflict of the film?

Accepted Answer

An urban Turkish teacher is transferred to a backward Kurdish village near the Iranian border, where he is initially met with distrust.

A Season in Hakkari

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