Completed - TURKISH - Drama - 89 minutes
The films plot spans a decade and evolves around therelations of two middle class, urban couples, Veli and Selda, Veli's business partner Ender and Gül.
Year of production : 2008 Director(s) : Ümit ÜNAL Writer(s) : Ümit ÜNAL Cast : Serhat TUTUMLUER, Suna SELEN, Erdem AKAKÇE, Selen UÇER, Betül ÇOBANOĞLU Producer(s) : Mustafa USLU (DIJITAL SANATLAR), Ümit ÜNAL
Ara is the story of four people and an empty house. These people are stuck between their past and stormy relationships, between Istanbul and the "homes" ; they can't get back, between their innermost secrets and the lies they tell, between east and west.They are stuck in the "space between". The whole action takes place in an almost empty flat which is belong to one of the characters. The camera goes out only once. But various other visuals from commercials, TV series; that has been shot in the same flat, sneak into the film. Spanning around 10 years, the story is told between intervals of these visuals. Turkey has been througha huge change in the last 20-30 years. The modest country of the recent past is a faded memory compared to the consumerist life style of modern day. It is the time of ambitious people who can doanything to "live well", to "break through". This is the story of a small group of people who manage to"live well"; but can't help getting lost in a spiritual vacuum. This is a dark story of "White Turks" who can never be as white as they would like...
Country(ies) : TURKEY