"Behind every strong man is a strong woman!", Mumine shouts as her husband is arrested. She has 4 children, she's in her mid-30s, and she's the wife of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner. Muslim Crimean Tatars have been oppressed for a long time. They were deported under Stalin, allowed to return under Gorbachev, and since the occupation of Crimea in 2014 under Putin, they are being persecuted again. "Return" is a portrait of Mumine and Maye, two strong women struggling with the consequences of oppression. Their traditional understanding of their role as women does not stand in the way of their dedication. They possess strength, beauty and dignity. Only in their most intimate moments, they are overwhelmed by desperate helplessness.
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Katja Fedulova Director · Calle Overweg Editor
First release September 26, 2023 · Languages Russian, Tatar
Languages
Original language
Tatar
Spoken on screen
Russian · Tatar
Release dates
Germany · September 26, 2023
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No release date listed for United States.
Latvia
March 1, 2024 · Premiere · IDFF Artdocfest/Riga
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