PATARA
Documentary (72 min)
Germany/Turkey, 2016
1:1,78/color, 5.1 Dolby SR
Turkish, English,
Kurdish
Patara tells the story of the reconstruction of the world’s first federal parliament,
built 50 BC in Anatolia, Turkey. At the beginning of this millenium the Turkish
government decided to reconstruct the ancient assembly hall of Patara to set up a
stage for a meeting between U.S. president Barack Obama and the Turkish prime
minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Obama never came. Therefore the film looks at both
sides of the coin of what Obama once called a „model partnership“, a strategical
cooperation between the U.S. and the Turkish administration, promising
international appreciation and economical growth.
Festival premiere: Kassel Dokfest, Germany. Funded by MBB (German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fond), IKSV. Produced by Jost Hering Films, Axel Koenzen and Ali Gözkay in co-production with ARTI/Türker Korkmaz.
“The governance belongs to the people.”
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Festival premiere: Kassel Dokfest, Germany. Funded by MBB (German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fond), IKSV. Produced by Jost Hering Films, Axel Koenzen and Ali Gözkay in co-production with ARTI/Türker Korkmaz.