Movie of the day: My Marlon and Brando
My Marlon and Brando (2008) is a film written by a woman saying, “I can live everywhere if I live with my loved ones.” The film tells a woman’s struggle in Iran, Syria, and Iraq…Maybe most of us know the story of the film: Kurdish actor Hama Ali and Turkish actress Ayça meet each other on a film set. They fall in love while shooting a film. After the shoot, Ayça returns to Istanbul and Hama has to go back to his home
, Süleymaniye in northern Iraq. Ayça and Hama continue their relationship on the telephone and via letters, while America prepares to attack Iraq. While everyone runs away from the war, Ayça goes to Iraq. My Marlon and Brando is a real story with and about real people. Ayça and Hama Ali are actors in their everyday lives; they play themselves in the film.