'Berg Hosts Screening Of Turkish Film Yol
Muhlenberg College will kick off “Alternate Voices from the Middle East,” a film and lecture series, with a screening of the film Yol.Wednesday, February 14, 2007 01:59 PM
History Professor Mark Stein will lead a talk-back after the film. The event, held on February 21 at 7 p.m. in the Great Room, Seegers Union, is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Directed by Serif Gören and Yilmaz Günay, Yol is a harsh portrayal of life in Turkey after the 1980 military coup, focusing on a group of prisoners who are granted a week-long release to return home to visit their families and confront the changes that have occurred while they have been in prison.
Alternate Voices from the Middle East is a semester-long series co-sponsored by the Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics and the Faculty Humanities Seminar.
