A Flash of the Past

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This scene is at the very end of the movie when the family is leaving their small village in Turkey as well as their beloved grandfather behind. I think this scene shows how the film came full circle. Cenk, as the youngest in the family, is trying to imagine and replay the stories Canan had been telling him of their family and journey to Germany. This film follows the history of guest workers but, more specifically, the story of this certain family. This scene shows the memory, history, and cultural identity that was important to this family during the time of their migration and within the many generations that followed.

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