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An unpublished writer wrote an erotic fiction, narrating the love affair between a Turkish woman and a Syrian refugee man. An editor reads passages from the draft and tries to convince the writer to publish it as a self-help book in Europe. Their conversation is a sexual parody of occidental literary glance at the refugee crisis.

Video, 15', 2021

Funded by Borderline Offensive

Writer and director

Nadir Sönmez

Actors

Çisil Oğuz

Nadir Sönmez

İlda Özgürel

S. Emrah Özdemir

Selected Screenings

Berlin HIVE International Short Days, 2021

Cross Cuts, SAHA, 2025

"Refugee boats I see in the media or in documentaries are mostly populated by men. This anonymous group of unfortunate people destined to become statistics look like a brave army of sperm. Europe is a giant vagina. Getting a residence permit is like fertilizing an egg. It is a goal that they all dream of, but only a lucky few could achieve.

It makes more sense to look at migration from a sexual perspective. Actually, immigration is sex tourism in reverse. Young people from poor countries are trying to reach rich countries and couple with those there. May be, middle-aged Austrian women who fly to Kenya for a sex adventure, and middle-aged French men who visit Thailand for young girls, have formed a lobby together and pressured the governments to encourage migration to Europe? 

Perhaps they are tired of traveling for sex and want authentic-looking teens to come to their region. It has been a long time since rich gay daddies started having their second spring with Middle Eastern lovers. It's time for heterosexuals to adopt their sex partners. If they are afraid of sexually transmitted diseases, it seems that increasing security at borders is not the right contraception method.”