According to this author, Sour Apples (2016) is a highly political film. Erdogan is trying to make the point that the eastern parts of Turkey (specifically the Kurdish areas) have been under-served, especially in the 1970s, eventually leading to Kurdish revolts. He highlights this by focusing on the ways in which the east is behind the times. The mayor, Aziz, is trying to put in place infrastructure, specifically into the mountain regions, because there is no way go travel up except by foot or horse. Erdogan also emphasis how many in the east, especially women, are illiterate. Only one of the mayors daughters can read and write. Erdogan pays special attention to the role of women; how they are treated as objects in the east and how the mayor has authority over who they can and cannot marry. All of this ties back into fact that the east has been forgotten by the Turkish government on the whole. The author likes this movie and would recommend it as long as you ignore the political message.
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