Director Dhivya Kate Chetty’s first narrative fiction film follows Leyla, a Kurdish refugee, as she waits for her asylum claim to be assessed in Glasgow, her infatuation with a charismatic Turkish barber forces her to confront her past trauma in order to face the future in hope.
The Barber
Directed by Dhivya Kate Chetty
Countries
United Kingdom
2022
15min
18
Section
Leeds Short Film Awards
Cast Dilek Rose, Umit Ulgen, Stephen McCole, Tavish McRorie, Rejoice Ogunyemi, Ula Chetty
English, Kurdish with English Subtitles
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