A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.
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Awards:
- 24 wins & 17 nominations.
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Cast
| Yavuz Bingöl | ... |
Eyüp
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| Hatice Aslan | ... |
Hacer
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| Ahmet Rifat Sungar | ... |
Ismail
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| Ercan Kesal | ... |
Servet
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Cafer Köse | ... |
Bayram
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Gürkan Aydin | ... |
Cocuk
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Directed by
| Nuri Bilge Ceylan | ||
Written by
| Ebru Ceylan | ... | () & |
| Nuri Bilge Ceylan | ... | () & |
| Ercan Kesal | ... | () |
Produced by
| Zeynep Özbatur Atakan | ... | producer (as Zeynep Özbatur) |
| Nuri Bilge Ceylan | ... | producer |
| Valerio De Paolis | ... | co-producer |
| Cemal Noyan | ... | co-producer |
| Fabienne Vonier | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
| Gökhan Tiryaki | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Nuri Bilge Ceylan | ||
| Ayhan Ergürsel | ||
| Bora Göksingöl | ||
Editorial Department
| Pelin Aksoy | ... | post-production facilities manager: Sinefekt |
| Bülent Bayraktar | ... | trailer |
| Ayhan Ergürsel | ... | post-production assistant |
| Bora Göksingöl | ... | colorist / on-line editor |
| Süleyman Göktas | ... | negative developer |
| Ersan Gümüs | ... | printing |
| Kenan Hürsan | ... | negative developer |
| Sinan Kiliç | ... | negative developer |
| Ayhan Kisa | ... | printing |
| Cengiz Koç | ... | negative developer |
| Mustafa Koç | ... | printing |
| Yusuf Ozbek | ... | laboratory manager (as Yusuf Özbek) |
| Hüseyin Sargin | ... | negative developer |
| Ferhat Temel | ... | trailer editor |
| Orhan Turgut | ... | negative developer |
| Aydin Yeniçeri | ... | negative developer |
| Serkan Yigitkoç | ... | negative developer |
| Ilhan Özkan | ... | negative developer |
Casting By
| Harika Uygur | ... | (as a different name) |
Art Direction by
| Ebru Ceylan | ||
Makeup Department
| Gülcan Bayar Öge | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ayhan Ergürsel | ... | third assistant director |
| Eser Erzurum | ... | second assistant director |
| Ayla Karli | ... | first assistant director (as Ayla Karli Tezgören) |
Art Department
| Izel Altintas | ... | art department |
| Narin Deniz Erkan | ... | art department |
| Baris Matur | ... | set |
| Samet Orhan | ... | set |
| Yilmaz Yildirim | ... | set |
Sound Department
| Furkan Atli | ... | boom operator |
| Roberto Cappannelli | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Serkan Cetin | ... | foley recordist (as Serkan Çetin) |
| Mustafa Durma | ... | foley editor |
| Olivier Goinard | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Murat Senurkmez | ... | sound mixer (as Murat Senürkmez) |
| Umut Senyol | ... | sound editor |
| Jack Stew | ... | foley artist |
| Burak Topalakci | ... | foley artist assistant (as Burak Topalakçi) |
| Mert Özer | ... | dubbing recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Kuban Altan | ... | transfer supervisor |
| Murat Aydin | ... | avid operator |
| Burak Balkan | ... | digital effects |
| Omer Serif Bilsel | ... | inferno visual effects (as Ömer Serif Bilsel) |
| Yaman Derbent | ... | inferno visual effects |
| Okan Duzalan | ... | inferno visual effects (as Okan Düzalan) |
| Alp Enuysal | ... | inferno visual effects |
| Bora Göksingöl | ... | avid nitris visual effects / inferno effects supervisor / inferno visual effects |
| Michael Harrison | ... | inferno visual effects |
| Nuri Memis | ... | avid technical support |
| Tijen Pal | ... | inferno effects coordinator |
| Daniel Sanders | ... | inferno visual effects |
| Bulent Tanoba | ... | film transfer |
| Ozgur Taparli | ... | film transfer |
| Önder Yetiskin | ... | visual effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Altug Acar | ... | panther operator |
| Ismail Ay | ... | panther assistant |
| Mehmet Basbaran | ... | panther operator (as Mehmet Basaran) |
| Mustafa Cengiz | ... | camera maintenance |
| Salih Dikmen | ... | second assistant camera |
| Eser Erzurum | ... | behind the scenes camera / still photographer |
| Serkan Gülgüler | ... | first assistant camera / focus puller |
| Ahmet Seçkin | ... | panther assistant |
| Emre Avni Tumer | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Mucahit Vural | ... | lights (as Mücait Vural) |
| Aykut Çaylak | ... | panther assistant |
| Mehmet Ömür | ... | still photographer |
| Serhat Özcan | ... | lights (as Serhad Özcan) |
| Süleyman Öztürk | ... | lights |
Location Management
| Eser Erzurum | ... | location manager |
| Yalçin Sen | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Yildiz Tilbe | ... | phone music: Hacer |
Transportation Department
| Ahmet Akar | ... | transportation |
| Mücait Albayrak | ... | transportation |
| Özcan Asiltürk | ... | transportation |
| Kemal Yesim | ... | transportation: Zeyno Film |
| Aladdin Çay | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
| Ebru Akin | ... | finance: Zeyno Film |
| Pelin Aksoy | ... | administrative coordinator: Sinefekt |
| Selin Arat | ... | international production coordinator |
| Çagri Erdogan | ... | production assistant |
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | overall office coordinator: Pyramide Productions |
| Vaira Giacconi | ... | office: BiM Distribuzione |
| Ilkay Bahar Köseoglu | ... | overall office coordinator: Zeyno Film |
| Philippe Leconte | ... | legal adviser: Pyramide Productions |
| Antonio Medici | ... | office: BiM Distribuzione |
| Ali Oyan | ... | accounting: Zeyno Film |
| Stéphane Parthenay | ... | international production coordinator |
| Yalçin Sen | ... | production assistant |
| Selen Tarim | ... | legal adviser: Zeyno Film |
| Arda Topaloglu | ... | production coordinator |
| Erdem Türkekul | ... | legal adviser: Zeyno Film |
| Lucy Wood | ... | subtitler |
Thanks
| Mehmet Eryilmaz | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Zeynofilm (presents)
- NBC Film (presents)
- Pyramide Productions (presents)
- BIM Distribuzione (presents)
- Eurimages (support)
- Imaj (in association with)
- T.C. Kültür Ve Turizm Bakanligi (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Conseil de l'Europe (with the support of)
- Imaj Sound Post Production (in association with)
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism (with the participation of)
Distributors
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Alfhaville Cinema (2009) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Contact Film (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Golem Distribución (2009) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Gutek Film (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2009) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Kino Bez Granits (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
- MegaCom Film (MCF) (2009) (Serbia) (theatrical)
- Mirada Distribution (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Mozinet (2011) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Métropole Films Distribution (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Novemberfilm (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Pyramide Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Rosebud (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sunrise Film Distribution (2009) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Zeitgeist Films (2009) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Alliance (2008) (India)
- Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Arsenal (2008) (Germany)
- Atalanta Filmes (2008) (Portugal)
- BIM Distribuzione (2008) (Italy)
- Cine Colombia (2008) (Colombia)
- Edko Films (2009) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Fidalgo (2008) (Norway)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Filmcoopi (2008) (Switzerland)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Imaj DVD Entertainment (2009) (Turkey) (DVD)
- Imovision (2009) (Brazil)
- Maywin Media (2008) (Russia)
- MegaCom Film (MCF) (2008) (Yugoslavia)
- Mongrel Media (2008) (Canada)
- Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- New Wave Films (2008) (United Kingdom)
- Noviy Disk (2010) (Russia) (DVD)
- Orlando Films (2009) (Israel)
- Pyramide International (2008) (World-wide)
- Suraya Filem (2008) (Indonesia)
- Suraya Filem (2008) (Malaysia)
- Suraya Filem (2008) (Singapore)
- Suraya Filem (2008) (Vietnam)
- The Cinema Guild (2023) (United States)
- trigon-film (2020) (Austria)
- trigon-film (2020) (Germany)
- trigon-film (2020) (Switzerland)
Special Effects
- Imaj (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Cinéstéréo (optical sound transfer)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Eclair (laboratory)
- Fullset (set)
- Imaj (post-production facilities)
- Imaj (sound and mix studio)
- Imaj (steadicam)
- Laboratoires Franay Tirages Cinematographiques (LTC) (optical sound development)
- Melodika (dubbing studio)
- Orion (lights)
- Sinefekt (film transfer)
- Sinefekt (laboratory)
- Zound (sound post-production)
- Zound (foley studio)
Storyline
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Near the Bosporus, Eyüp and Hacer live in a modest flat with their son Ismail, in his twenties, who's doing poorly in his studies. Few words pass between them, and a past family tragedy brings sorrow daily. On a rainy night, Eyüp's boss Servet, a wealthy businessman who's entering politics, hits a pedestrian on a lonely road. He drives off and offers money to Eyüp if Eyüp will take the fall - probably a six-month sentence. Eyüp agrees, and while he's in prison, Ismail wants his mother to ask Servet for enough money to buy a car. Servet, in turn, desires Hacer. How can this play out?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First film submitted from Turkey to make the nine-film shortlist for foreign language film Oscar. See more » |
| Goofs | Ismail's safety belt fastened on and off at consecutive cuts,while he is driving his father back from the prison. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Hive (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Emi See more » |