Synopsis
“Scars of a Putsch” is the director’s personal quest to discover what is hidden behind the scars on the body of her husband Abidin, a Turkish revolutionary of the 70s. She reveals how the military coup of September 12, 1980 put a definite end to the dream of a democracy in Turkey and paved the way to an authoritarian regime and the re-Islamization of the country.
Festivals
Berlinale, Forum Section, Germany 2025
Director's Biography
Born in 1964 in Brussels, Belgium, Nathalie Borgers first studies Journalism at the University of Brussels, then moves to San Francisco to further study directing and producing. In 1989, she wins the Student « Documentary Writing » award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She becomes an executive producer and a director at ATRIOM Production, a San Francisco-based company. She moves back to Europe in 1992 and starts her career as independent filmmaker. She writes and directs award-winning documentaries with various production companies in France, Belgium, and Austria.
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