The Mandarin Tree
Audience Score

18 min
After her father is arrested for political reasons by the Turkish government little Sirin is finally allowed to visit him in prison for the first time When a prison official interprets her painting of a bird as an anarchistic symbol and confiscates it the girl is devastated but her father encourages her to believe in the freedom of thought For her second visit she paints a harmless mandarin tree Will her hidden message be discovered
DirectorCengiz Akaygün