Black Rose

Black Rose (series, in development)

Karagül (25), a single mother, works as a prostitute in a brothel in Istanbul. In 1961, with the recruitment agreements between Germany and Turkey, a new opportunity arises for Karagül, and she immigrates to Germany, hoping to make a new life for herself, her daughter and her mother. In Germany, she lives in a female workhouse and is employed in a shoe factory. Karagül works hard and diligently, makes new friends and quickly adapts to her new life. She is determined to stay in Germany and get her family to join her. Karagül´s friendship with the foreman Simon, a Jew who survived the concentration camp, makes everything seem possible.

But as her past catches up with her, Karagül´s dream of a new, independent life in Germany is threatened. Still, she takes matters into her own hands. With the help of her allies, she fights for her and her daughter´s new life.

Script funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Co-production with Moovie
Script: Mehmet Aktaş and Hüseyin Tabak