Directed by:
Özcan AlperCinematography:
Andreas SinanosComposer:
François CouturierCast:
Onur Saylak, Tuba Büyüküstün, Menderes Samancılar, Mustafa Uğurlu, Sofya Khandamirova, Ebru Özkan Saban, Timur Ölkebaş, Murat Daltaban, Harun Rüzgar (more)Plots(1)
For left-wing dissidents in Turkey, the situation got increasingly dire in the course of World War II. The right-wing Turkish government persecuted minorities and intellectuals. For instance, Aram, an Armenian artist who works for a Communist newspaper. In 1942 he has to hurriedly flee Istanbul, ending up in a small village on the border with Georgia (then still part of the Soviet Union), where he is given shelter by a couple: the young Meryem and the rather older Mikahil. Aram experiences being in hiding as imprisonment, even though he gradually develops a strong bond with Meryem, who in turn is imprisoned in her marriage. An escape over the border looks like their only salvation. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Onur Saylak
Turkey
Tuba Büyüküstün
Turkey
Best movies:
My Father and Son (2005)
Heist School (2006)
More (2018)
Menderes Samancılar
Turkey
Best movies:
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
Watchtower (2012)
My Father's Wings (2016)
Mustafa Uğurlu
Turkey
Best movies:
Insider (2016) (series)
Sofya Khandamirova
Best movies:
Ebru Özkan Saban
Turkey
Best movies:
Broken Pieces (2014) (series)
Timur Ölkebaş
Best movies:
All About Marriage (2021) (series)
Murat Daltaban
Turkey
Best movies:
Fatmagul (2010) (series)
Harun Rüzgar
Turkey
Nihat İleri
Turkey
Best movies:
Island: Wedding of the Zombies (2010)
1001 Nights (2006) (series)