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Fatma of the Forest
Tahtacı Fatma
1979
Synopsis
The film shows the life of a 12-year-old girl with the woodcutters in the forests of the high Taurus Mountains. It documents child labor and the harsh lives of those logging for the Turkish Ministry of Forestry.
Editorial
A cornerstone of Turkish documentary cinema, Fatma of the Forest follows a girl whose daily labor reveals a forgotten community of forest workers, employed without social protection. Suha Arın offers a tender yet unsparing portrait of labor, tradition, and a childhood lived too early.
