Seven centuries of war in Turkish cinema

This week’s new release, director Serdar Gözelekli’s “Muna,” takes a look at war and its consequences through the eyes of its titular character, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl. While the film is not set in Turkey, the war in question is not far off. Muna’s family’s house is raided by Israeli soldiers one night in 2009. The little girl hides in the kitchen cabinet, only to find out in the morning that she is all alone.

Muna takes to the streets in search of her parents. During her search, Muna comes across Ela (Leyla Göksün), a surgeon who has traveled from Turkey with Doctors Worldwide to help victims of war. Ela’s colleague Ali (Turgay Aydın), along with his childhood friend Süleyman, come to their aid, searching for little Muna’s parents. All of them confront the realities (and atrocities) of war during their quest.

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