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1997, 105 minutes
Friday, March 28 
Friday, March
29
Directed and
written by Zeki Demirkubuz
Cinematography by Ali Utku
Editing by Mevlut Kocak
Music by Cengiz Onural
Starring Derya Alabora, Haluk Bilginer, Guven Kirac,
Melis Tuna,
Yalcin Cakmak
Yusuf
is released from prison after serving a ten-year sentence.
He is scared of life outside as all he has is an address
given to him by another prisoner. Because of unexpected
problems at his sister's house, he finds himself in
an old and cheap hotel in Izmir where he meets a woman,
a man, and a child who will complicate his life in unexpected
ways. Yusuf, who tries to survive in this unknown city,
soon finds himself in an extraordinary love triangle.
Awards:
1999 Tebassa Film Festival (Algeria): Best Film,
Best Actor 1999
Innsbruck International Film Festival (Austria): The
Audience Award
1999 Turkish Film Critics Awards (Turkey): Best
Film, Best Director,
Best Script, Best Actor, Best Actress
1998 Premier Plans Festival d'Angers (France):
Grand Prize, Best Actor
1998 George and Ruta Sodoul Film Festival (France):
Grand Prize
1998 Ankara International Film Festival (Turkey):
Jury Special Award, Best Actor, Best Actress
1998 Istanbul International Film Festival (Turkey):
Best Film in National Competition
1998 The Films From the South (Norway): Best
Film
1998 Cinema Mediterranean a Brussels (Belgium):
Jury Special Award
1997 Antalya Film Festival (Turkey): Best 2nd
Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing
1997 Adana Film Festival (Turkey): Best Film,
Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress
Festivals:
1998 The Films from the South (Denmark)
1998 Hamburg International Film Festival (Germany)
1998 Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada)
1999 Goetheburg International Film Festival (Germany)
1999 Portland International Film Festival (USA)
1998 Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt)
1998 Belgrad Autour Film Festival (Yugoslavia)
1997 Venice Film Festival (Italy) - Settimana
Internazionale della Critica
1997 Mar del Plata International Film Festival
(Argentina)
1997 Strasbourg 2. Forum du Cinema Europeen (Germany)
1997 Thessaloniki Film Festival (Greece)
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