Germany / Feb 16, 2023 / Berlinale
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nazmi Kırık | Father |
| Réber Ibrahim | Sami |
| Homa Faghiri | Nihal |
| Hadnet Tesfai | Stella Zahaye |
| Yasmin Mowafek | Leyla |
| Onur Poyraz | Mehmet |
| Adnan Jafar | Mazlûm |
| Mehmet Daloglu | Herr Ceylan |
| Svetlana Wall | Worker |
| Hêja Netirk | Moderator |
| Ferman Alkasari | Mehmets Friend |
| Lennart Gottmann | Herr Stöckner |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Elaha |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kinescope Film, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, SWR, ARTE, Essence Film |
| Release date | 23 novembre 2023 |
| Production | Janina Sara Hennemann, Emina Smajić, Igor Dovgal, Matthias Greving |
| Writer | Milena Aboyan, Constantin Hatz |
| Editing | Elias Ben Engelhardt |
| Cinematography | Christopher Behrmann |
| Assistant directors | Milena Aboyan |
| Camera operators | Christopher Behrmann |
| Additional photography | Christopher Behrmann |
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| Production design | Christina Anna Sophie Mammes, Nora Balmer |
| Art direction | Christina Anna Sophie Mammes, Nora Balmer |
| Set decoration | Christina Anna Sophie Mammes, Nora Balmer |
| Music | Kilian Oser, Perschya Chehrazi, Jonathan Rösch, Frederic Hellmann, Kevin Sliwinski, Till Kauffer, Rachel Oker, Paul Powaljaew, Samuel Krupke, Henrike Sommer, Arash Akrami, Daniela Fritz |
| Sound | Kilian Oser, Perschya Chehrazi, Jonathan Rösch, Frederic Hellmann, Kevin Sliwinski, Till Kauffer, Rachel Oker, Paul Powaljaew, Samuel Krupke, Henrike Sommer, Arash Akrami, Daniela Fritz |
| Costume design | Paulina Immig, Lara Scherpinski |
| Makeup | Paulina Immig, Lara Scherpinski |
| Hairstyling | Paulina Immig, Lara Scherpinski |
Release dates
Premiere
Indonesia / Oct 28, 2023 / 21+ / Jakarta Film Week
France / Jan 22, 2024 / Premiers Plans - Angers European First Film Festival (competition)
Canada / Mar 16, 2024 / International Film Festival of Ottawa
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United States / Apr 21, 2024 / R / Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Taiwan / Sep 27, 2024 / CinemaWorld Special Screening
Estonia / Nov 10, 2024 / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Theatrical release
Germany / Nov 23, 2023 / 12
France / Feb 07, 2024
United Kingdom / Apr 26, 2024 / 15
Digital
France / Dec 08, 2025 / Arte•tv
TV
France / Dec 10, 2025 / Arte
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