Cinemaspeaking topic
How does Yılmaz Güney's Palme d'Or winner Yol portray a society's harsh realities through prisoners traveling home on temporary leave?
— Yılmaz Güney / Şerif Gören, Yol (1982)
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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