The Reception Analysis of the Short Movie ‘‘Bawke”
The Reception Analysis of the Short Movie ‘‘Bawke”

Author(s): Arda Umut Saygın
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: cinematography; "Bawke"; Turkey; migrations; refugees;
Summary/Abstract: As a result of the social, political and economic problems in the Middle East and Africa, millions of people were forced to leave from their homes. According to the UNHCR reports nearly 60 million men, women and children forcibly displaced worldwide (Nebehay, 2015) and the situation is getting worse day by day. As the migration process mostly end up in Europe, refugee issue has become one of the hot topics in Europe and also in Turkey. In this process, especially Turkey has become an important destination for refugees both as a home and a transit point. Therefore, Turkish public and the media is familiar with the refugee issue for sure. By hosting refugees, for Turkish public it is very possible to see refugees in daily livings and in the media. The short movie Bawke also focuses on refugee issue in an unbiased manner and match up with refugee reality.

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