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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Turkish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: ***ATTENTION***Mixed language audio with English subtitles***Kuma tells the story of two women: Fatma is around 50, a housewife with six children. She lives in Vienna but grew up in Turkey and clings stubbornly to the traditions and values of the old country. Ayse is 19, and the film begins with her wedding in rural Turkey, to Fatma's son Hasan, 21. However, when the family takes Ayse to Vienna this is revealed as a charade… for Ayse is to be the kuma (second wife) of Fatma's husband Mustafa, 60. We now learn that Fatma herself instigated this step, because she has been diagnosed with cancer and fears for her family's future if the treatment is unsuccessful and she dies. Hasan, though Ayse's husband on paper, now avoids her, Fatma's two older daughters - Kezvan and Nurcan - treat her with contempt, and the two younger children hardly know how to react to Ayse's presence. But Ayse fulfils her role here with tact and determination, taking care of the family while Fatma undergoes chemotherapy... SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, ...Kuma ( 2012 ) ( The Second Wife )