Altan

Other than that, associate producer, Daffodil Altan, and I were able to sit with Jill and really help articulate how the details of Wilmer's character's background would navigate the details of his behavior within the film's narrative.

S.J. Main: Writer/Director Jill Soloway Explores Latino Themes in Sundance Film 'Una Hora Por Favora' S.J. Main 2012

Together with writer/director Soloway, Villalobos and Altan were dedicated to making the character of Arturo complex and multi-faceted.

S.J. Main: Writer/Director Jill Soloway Explores Latino Themes in Sundance Film 'Una Hora Por Favora' S.J. Main 2012

"This is the result of the prime minister's actions in this BDP boycott process," BDP legislator-elect Altan Tan said in a phone interview Thursday, referring to the declaration.

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Latinos Altan and Villalobos are happy with the portrayals of Arturo and the other day laborer characters in the film, not necessarily for what the characterizations appear to be at the film's first frame, but where they unfold to during the film's story.

S.J. Main: Writer/Director Jill Soloway Explores Latino Themes in Sundance Film 'Una Hora Por Favora' S.J. Main 2012

Altan explains: I'm Latina, so yes, I realize that the film is a comedic representation of one of the most ubiquitous but rarely explored modern immigrant character: the day laborer.

S.J. Main: Writer/Director Jill Soloway Explores Latino Themes in Sundance Film 'Una Hora Por Favora' S.J. Main 2012

But Altan Tan, also elected on a BDP-backed ticket in Diyarbakir, said in a phone interview that no formal decision had been made and a discussion was expected on "the pros and cons, and the consequences" of a boycott.

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A new and high-profile case also caused waves in the lead-up to the vote, when the first hearing was held in a suit that Mr. Erdogan lodged against Ahmet Altan, editor of the liberal Taraf newspaper.

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"When Luther published the bible in the German language, nobody could understand the bible until then," said Altan Tan.

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In a January column, Mr. Altan had said the prime minister was becoming a bully in his search for power.

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To ensure she remained true to the Latino characters and Spanish language presented in the film Una Hora Por Favora, Soloway teamed up with Associate Producers Marco Villalobos and Daffodil Altan.

S.J. Main: Writer/Director Jill Soloway Explores Latino Themes in Sundance Film 'Una Hora Por Favora' S.J. Main 2012