Marriage drama "Yellow Letters" wins Berlin Film Festival's top prize

"Yellow Letters," a drama about what happens to a marriage under extraordinary political pressure, won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear top prize on Saturday night.

The Turkish-language drama set in Germany stars Ozgu Namal and Tansu Bicer as a married actor and playwright who lose their jobs and have to leave behind their comfortable lives after the husband is targeted by the Turkish state for posting critical content online.

"The real threat is not among us. It is out there. It's the autocrats. It's the right-wing parties. It's the nihilists of our time who try to come to power and destroy our way of living," said producer Ingo Fliess.

"Let's not fight each other. Let's fight them," he said.

-Reporting by Miranda MurrayEditing by Peter Graff/Reuters