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Emin Alper on Berlin Drama ‘Salvation’ Which References the Dynamics of Contemporary ‘Mass Murders, Massacres, Genocides, and Wars’

February 15, 2026 at 02:12 PM
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Emin Alper on Berlin Drama ‘Salvation’ Which References the Dynamics of Contemporary ‘Mass Murders, Massacres, Genocides, and Wars’
Turkish writer/director Emin Alper – who was at the Berlinale in 2019 with “A Tale of Three Sisters,” followed by his incendiary 2022 Cannes entry “Burning Days” – is back in Berlin with timely drama “Salvation” that delves, he says, into the dynamics of contemporary “mass murders, massacres, genocides, and wars.” Set in a remote Turkish […]

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Turkish writer/director Emin Alper – who was at the Berlinale in 2019 with “A Tale of Three Sisters,” followed by his incendiary 2022 Cannes entry “Burning Days” – is back in Berlin with timely drama “Salvation” that delves, he says, into the dynamics of contemporary “mass murders, massacres, genocides, and wars.” Set in a remote Turkish […] This article provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of current events.
Turkish writer/director Emin Alper – who was at the Berlinale in 2019 with “A Tale of Three Sisters,” followed by his incendiary 2022 Cannes entry “Burning Days” – is back in Berlin with timely drama “Salvation” that delves, he says, into the dynamics of contemporary “mass murders, massacres, genocides, and wars.” Set in a remote Turkish […] Home Film Festivals Feb 15, 2026 6:12am PT Emin Alper on Berlin Drama ‘Salvation’ Which References the Dynamics of Contemporary ‘Mass Murders, Massacres, Genocides, and Wars’ By Nick Vivarelli Plus Icon Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent @NickVivarelli Latest Emin Alper on Berlin Drama ‘Salvation’ Which References the Dynamics of Contemporary ‘Mass Murders, Massacres, Genocides, and Wars’ 25 seconds ago Turkish Cinema’s Milestone Berlin Presence Bodes Well for Global Breakthrough Going Forward 8 hours ago Mahnaz Mohammadi on Depicting Iran’s Evin Prison in Berlin Film ‘Roya’: ‘You Have to Tell the Story Through the Displacement, Silence and Rupture’ 1 day ago See All Courtesy Berlinale Turkish writer/director Emin Alper – who was at the Berlinale in 2019 with “A Tale of Three Sisters,” followed by his incendiary 2022 Cannes entry “Burning Days” – is back in Berlin with timely drama “Salvation” that delves, he says, into the dynamics of contemporary “mass murders, massacres, genocides, and wars.” Set in a remote Turkish mountain village, “Salvation” revolves on a conflict sparked by land dispute. It is inspired by a true 2009 event in which 12 members of a family in a village in the Kurdish region of Türkiye raided a wedding and killed 44 people, including women and children. Related Stories 'Dracula' Review: Caleb Landry Jones Is a Stylishly Fey Dracula — Gary Oldman Redux — in Luc Besson's Otherwise Wan Potboiler

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