Beyto

[Available Dec. 7 on DVD and various VOD platforms.] When a gay, smart Muslim swimmer (Burak Ates) in Switzerland falls in love with his free-spirited German coach/personal trainer (Dimitri Stapfer) in Gitta Gsell's moving, heartbreaking, award-winning, realistic, well-acted, down-to-earth, 97-minute film adapted from Yusuf Yesilöz's 2011 novel, his life and relationships get even more complicated after his restaurant owning Turkish parents (Beren Tuna and Serkan Tastemur) arrange for him to marry a beautiful childhood friend (Ecem Aydi) in an attempt to save face and honor and to safe guard Islamic traditions.
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