Semih Gülen

Hatice, a young and ambitious weightlifter living with her unemployed mother, aims to win the lifetime allowance provided to athletes who win medals in international competitions. In her pursuit of success at all costs, she decides to use an unconventional doping technique at the world championships: She will get pregnant, boost her hormones, and then have an abortion. But when her attempts don’t go as well as she’s anticipated, she has to take unexpected detours.

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Hit me Baby chronicles a week in the life of Hatice, a female boxer, right before she attends the national tryouts. As a lower class woman without a college degree and any qualifications Hatice has only two options: either succeed in sports or get married. However, all her efforts and drive take a big hit after she loses her match-up. Even though Hatice tries to climb up to success, there comes a point where she can no longer resist the people around her who are always trying to bring her down and slowly starts turning into the woman they always expected her to be.

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Irmak (12) idolizes her older teenage friend Aylin, who for Irmak embodies excitement and womanhood. When she plans to move away with her boyfriend, Irmak begins to realize that her feelings for Aylin are more complicated than she knew.

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Hit me Baby chronicles a week in the life of Hatice, a female boxer, right before she attends the national tryouts. As a lower class woman without a college degree and any qualifications Hatice has only two options: either succeed in sports or get married. However, all her efforts and drive take a big hit after she loses her match-up. Even though Hatice tries to climb up to success, there comes a point where she can no longer resist the people around her who are always trying to bring her down and slowly starts turning into the woman they always expected her to be.

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