Dying to Divorce

More than one in three Turkish women have experienced domestic violence and the femicide rate continues to rise. Filmed over a period of five years, DYING TO DIVORCE takes the viewer into the heart of the Turkish gender conflict and the increasing erosion of democratic freedoms. The film's protagonist is Ipek Bozkurt, a courageous lawyer determined to curb misogynistic violence and put the perpetrators behind bars. Through intimate and personally captured stories, the film takes a unique look at the struggle of independent women in modern Turkey.