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Completed - TURKISH - First film - 94 minutes

Log Line

Winner of the LION OF THE FUTURE Award in Venice 2012, KÜF (MOLD) is the heartbreaking story of a father looking for his missing son, starring the two lead actors of ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA.




Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2013 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2013 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Ali AYDIN
 Writer(s) : Ali AYDIN
 Cast : Ercan KESAL, Muhammet UZUNER, Tansu BIÇER

 Producer(s) : Ali AYDIN, Cengiz KETEN, Sevilay DEMIRCI, Gökçe IŞIL TUNA

Synopsis

Basri, 55 year old, every day walks for miles along the tracks working as a railroad watchman. His nagging thought is finding his son. Eighteen years ago, while the boy was studying at the university in Istanbul, the police took him into custody for antigovernment activities. Then, he mysteriously disappeared.

Production

Country(ies) : TURKEY, GERMANY

Festivals and Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2012 - Critics’ Week (Lion of the future)
Int'l Antalya Golden Orange 2012 - National Feature Film (Best Actor)
Thessaloniki IFF 2012 - Int'l Competition (Special Jury Award Silver Alexander)
BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2013 Panorama


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