Sandra Hüller took best acting honors for her gender-shifting role in 'Rose,' Anna Calder-Marshall and Tom Courtney won best ...

The political drama directed by Ilker Çatak won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival 2026. The ...

Ilker Catak's "Yellow Letters" wins the Golden Bear Award, the top prize at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival; Sandra Huller wins ...

By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - "Yellow Letters," a drama about what happens to a marriage under extraordinary ...

It tells the story of a Turkish director and his wife suddenly barred from working because of their political opinions. Read ...

By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - "Yellow Letters," a Turkish-language drama about what happens to a marriage put under extraordinary political pressure, won the Berlin Film Festival's ...

The film, from the director Ilker Catak, explores political repression in Turkey. Another movie set in the country, “Salvation,” took the runner-up prize.

Although it isn’t without its weaknesses, Yellow Letters stands out thanks to its themes, characters, and performances.

Festival director Tricia Tuttle acknowledged Saturday that this year's edition had been "emotionally charged" after days of sometimes acrimonious debate on how far filmmaking should intervene in ...