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Debut Films Dondurmam Gaymak / Ice Cream, I Scream 2005, 100 minutes,35mm, color, Turkish with English subtitles  Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 pm Written and directed by Yüksel Aksu Cinematography by Eyüp Boz Editing by Sedat Karadeniz Art Direction by Yıldız Uysal and Figen Erdöş Music by BaBaZuLa Produced by Yüksel Aksu, Tankut Kılınç and Eyüp Boz; Makara Film; Elif Dağdeviren Güven and Bülent Helvacı; Hermes Film Starring Turan Özdemir and the people of Muğla Contact Information Elif DağdevirenHermes Film İhsan Aksoy Sokak, No: 7 Çamlık, Etiler, 34337 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 265 9393 Fax: +90 212 265 9493 |
Turkey’s official entry for the 79th Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards, Dondurmam Gaymak (Ice Cream, I Scream) is “a film telling the tragicomical story of the hopeless struggles of small business owners (represented by an ice cream vendor) in today’s global economy” according to the film’s director. In the summer of 2005, director Yüksel Aksu, a native of Muğla, a small town on the Aegean coast of Turkey, brought together the city’s natives to produce a movie of international standards. Approximately 2,000 residents were chosen from Muğla and its surrounding locations as actors. Trained by Mehmet Ali Alabora, a well-known Turkish actor, the actors have received rave reviews for their outstanding performances. The film focuses on Ali, a local ice cream vendor, who tries to survive in the face of fierce competition from the big ice cream brands. While trying to promote his ice cream, he tours the village with his brand new motorbike and ice cream trailer. The naughty boys of the town steal the motorbike while Ali is away. Ali accuses the big ice cream companies of stealing the motorbike in order to destroy him, while the children are enjoying their free ice cream. Festivals and Awards 2007 HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (U.S.A.): Best Foreign Language Film2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival (U.S.A.) 2006 Queens Film Festival (U.S.A.): Best Director, Best Comedy 2006 International İstanbul Film Festival (Turkey): Special Prize of the Jury 2006 Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival (Turkey): Special Prize of the Jury, People’s Jury Special Award, Best Actor (Turan Özdemir) 2006 Antalya Film Festival (Turkey): Special Screening |
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