Original Film Title: My language is my identity
Director’s Name: Süleyman Özdemir
Country of Origin: Belgium
Country of Filming: Germany, Turkey
Language: Turkish
Runtime: 58 hours
Film Description:
My language is my identity
Everything started with Ali Dağdeviren’s arrival in Germany.
Turkish exiled as a political refugee, Ali knew the pain of not knowing to speak Turkish at school in his own country. As a teacher, he quickly understood the importance of the mother tongue’s learning in a child’s growth.