SOIL AND WINGS

KRILA I TLO
In a North-Macedonian village called Kanatlar, Ayten and Erdoğan raise their family, balancing the ancient Bektashi-dervish doctrine with the challenges of modern life and economy. This tobacco-growing valley is home to a few hundred Turks of the Bektashi Sufi order, an 800-year-old branch of Islam that teaches progressive ideas, even by today’s standards. They believe everyone and everything is equal, which gives women freedom and power that many other Muslims find blasphemous. Ayten and Erdoğan love each other deeply, but this love is mostly shown through their work for the family. This hard- working couple shows gender equality blooming where you would least expect it – in a rural community of Muslims devoted to religion, family and tradition in one of the poorest regions of the Balkans.
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Basic information
Title in Serbian
KRILA I TLO
Title in English
SOIL AND WINGS
Title in other language
TOPRAK VE KANATLAR
Original language(s)
makedonski, srpski, turski
Genre
Documentary
Premiere
01/04/2025 Zagreb, Zagrebdox
Supported by
Filmski centar Srbije
North Macedonia Film Agency
Production
Production company
Co-producers
Festivals and Awards
BELDOCS IDFF / Beograd , Srbija / 2025
Awards
Grand Prix
BELDOCS IDFF / Beograd, Srbija / 2025
Awards
Nagrada za najbolju kameru
BELDOCS IDFF / Beograd, Srbija / 2025
Awards
Nagrada za najbolju montažu
Zagrebdox / Regionalna konkurencija / Zagreb, Hrvatska / 2024
BELDOCS IDFF / Srpski takmičarski program / Beograd, Srbija / 2025
Technical specs
Color
KOLOR
Duration
78
Digital format
DCP
Picture format
16:9
Picture format
1.78
Subtitles
engleski