Completed - TURKISH, KURDISH - Drama, Thriller - 85 minutes
A boarding school’s pupil falls mysteriously ill, his best friend is struggling to find help when the school is cut off under a snowstorm. As time merciless ticks, grudges, remorse and secrets emerge.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Ferit KARAHAN Writer(s) : Ferit KARAHAN, Gülistan ACET Cast : Samet YILDIZ, Ekin KOÇ, Mahir İPEK, Nurullah ALACA, Cansu FIRINCI, Melih SELCUK Producer(s) : Kanat DOGRAMACI (Asteros Film)
Yusuf and his best friend Memo are pupils at a boarding school for Kurdish boys, secluded in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia. When Memo falls mysteriously ill, Yusuf is forced to struggle through the bureaucratic obstacles put up by the school's repressive authorities to try to help his friend. But by the time the adults in charge finally understand the seriousness of Memo’s condition and try to get him to the hospital, the school has been buried under a sudden, heavy snowfall. With no way out and now desperate to reach help, teachers and pupils engage in a blame game where grudges, feelings of guilt and hidden secrets emerge, as time ticks mercilessly on and threatens to run out.
Country(ies) : TURKEY, ROMANIA
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Berlinale 2021 (Panorama - Fipresci Award)Hong Kong Internatioanl Film Festival 2021 (World Cinema)Jeonju Int'l FF 2021 (Cinema Fest)Moscow IFF 2021 (Missing Pictures)Shanghai International Film Festival 2021 (SIFF HIGHLIGHTS: VIVA LA FESTIVAL)Fajr International Film Festival 2021 (Best Script Award)Valencia Cinema Jove 2021 (Best Film Awards, Audience Award)Seoul Guro 2021 (Kids Vision)Giffoni Film Festival 2021 (GENERATOR +16 COMPETITION)Palić European Film Festival 2021 (Best Director Award)Karlovy Vary 2021 (People Next Door)Sarajevo FF 2021 (Network of festivals)Montenegro FF 2021 (Network of festivals)Kazan International Muslim FF 2021 (Main Competition)Int'l Antalya Golden Orange 2021 (Best Film, Best Script, Best Editing)Taipei IFF 2021 (Future Lights)Haifa IFF 2021 (Jury Special Mention)BFI 2021 (Thrill)Chicago IFF 2021 (New Directors Competition)Ourence IFF 2021 (Best Director Award)Atlantida IFF 2021 (Critic's Award)Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2021 (Current Waves)Cork International FF 2021 (Spirit of the Festival)Lisbon and Sintra Film Festival 2021 (Official Competition - Special Mention for Interpretation (Samet Yildiz))Vancouver IFF 2021 (Contemporary World Cinema)Philadelphia IFF 2021 (World View)Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba IFF 2021 (Main Competitive Section)Ankara International Film Festival 2021 (National Feature Competition)Ajyal IFF 2021 (Hilal Competition)Duhok International Film Festival 2021 (Official Competition)Stockholm IFF 2021 (International Critics Competition)Umeå European Film Festival 2021 (Panorama)Sottodiciotto FF 2021Human Rights International Film festival Zurich 2021NY Turkish FF 2021Seattle Turkish FF 2021Vancouver Turkish FF 2021Chennai IFF 2021 (World Cinema)Kerala IFF 2021 (World Cinema)Bengaluru International Film Festival 2022 (Critic's Week)Palm Spring Fest. 2022 (World Cinema Now)