by Biene Pilavci & Ayla Gottschlich / 83 min - 57 min / Color / HD Documentary /2015 / Germany

"Taksim is everywhere, resistance is everywhere."Two years ago, in early summer 2013, thousands of mainly younger people from across all political persuasions demonstrated against the destruction of Gezi Park in Istanbul. What began as a protest against a construction project quickly turned into a wider protest against the policies of the Erdogan government. The government violently suppressed the demonstrations in Gezi Park and nearby Taksim Square.Biene Pilavci and Ayla Gottschlich, two young German-Turkish filmmakers, happened to witness the events and shot images, putting themselves at great personal risk. Still, they decide to stay and continue to follow some of the demonstrators.Biene Pilavci and Ayla Gottschlich have followed the protagonists of the democracy movement up to the parliamentary elections of August 2014.CHRONICLE OF A REVOLT is a film about the hope, dreams, fears, and braveness of young Istanbul citizens who are fighting for a self-determined life. For Erdogan they are still "Capulcus“ - scum.

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Kronik einer Revolte - Ein Jahr Istanbul
(Chronicle of a Revolt -  One Year Istanbul)

"Taksim is everywhere, resistance is everywhere."Two years ago, in early summer 2013, thousands of mainly younger people from across all political persuasions demonstrated against the destruction of Gezi Park in Istanbul. What began as a protest against a construction project quickly turned into a wider protest against the policies of the Erdogan government. The government violently suppressed the demonstrations in Gezi Park and nearby Taksim Square.Biene Pilavci and Ayla Gottschlich, two young German-Turkish filmmakers, happened to witness the events and shot images, putting themselves at great personal risk. Still, they decide to stay and continue to follow some of the demonstrators.Biene Pilavci and Ayla Gottschlich have followed the protagonists of the democracy movement up to the parliamentary elections of August 2014.CHRONICLE OF A REVOLT is a film about the hope, dreams, fears, and braveness of young Istanbul citizens who are fighting for a self-determined life. For Erdogan they are still "Capulcus“ - scum.