Elaha

Elaha

110 mins | Drama | Nov. 23, 2023

Elaha, 22, believes she must restore her supposed innocence before she weds. A surgeon could reconstruct her hymen but she cannot afford such an operation. She asks herself: why does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?

Elaha

110 mins | Drama | Nov. 23, 2023

Elaha
Elaha, 22, believes she must restore her supposed innocence before she weds. A surgeon could reconstruct her hymen but she cannot afford such an operation. She asks herself: why does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Südwestrundfunk, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, ARTE, Kinescope Film, Essence Film
Original title Elaha
Directors Milena Aboyan
Writers Milena Aboyan, Constantin Hatz

Cast

Bayan Layla

as Elaha

Derya Durmaz

as Mother

Derya Dilber

as Shilan

Cansu Leyan

as Berivan

Beritan Balcı

as Dilan

Slavko Popadic

as Jusuf

Nazmi Kırık

as Father

Réber Ibrahim

as Sami

Homa Faghiri

as Nihal

Hadnet Tesfai

as Stella Zahaye