To Make An Example Of

Necati Sönmez / Turkey / 48 mins / English / 2007

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Synopsis

In Turkey the final executions were carried out in 1984, as the death penalty was abolished in 2002. Since the foundation of the republic, a total of 712 people, 15 of which were female, were executed to serve as an example. Even at times when the death penalty was a hot issue, it was only discussed either around major political cases or based on the argument of ‘unjust executions.’

This documentary humanely tackles the capital punishment issue through its actual enforcements in Turkey. While wandering in two deserted prisons where many executions were carried out; the film also tries to capture the very last moments of the convicts, as it raises this question on behalf of the hundreds who died on the gallows.

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