Completed - TURKISH, ARABIC - Drama, Social issues, Art - Culture - 104 minutes
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Maryana ER GORBACH, Mehmet Bahadir ER Writer(s) : Mehmet bahadır ER Cast : Cem BENDER, Menderes SAMANCILAR, Taj Sher YAKUB, Hala ALSAYASNEH, Timur ÖLKEBAŞ, Ushan ÇAKIR, Uygar TAMER Producer(s) : Mehmet bahadır ER (protim)
Ismet is a Turkish soldier, who was on duty at the border as a Commander of the Coast Guard and recently got retired.Now as a civilian, he struggles to communicate with his family and people surrounding him. His only son abandoned him and left to the U.S. And now his wife wants to join her son, too.After suddenly becoming neighbors with two Syrian refugees (Omar and Mariye) at his house near the Turkish-Greek border and the humane experience he has to live through, he now has to face his prejudices and his political view.Special Note :Professional actors Taj Sher Yakub (Omar) and Hala Alsayasneh (Mariye) starring in this movie are two Syrian refugees who live in Turkey under temporary immigration status.Main location of the movie the ancient city of Assos (Canakkale) is the nearest of the sea border between Turkey and Greece; where nearly one million migrants are estimated to have crossed the ground.
Country(ies) : TURKEY
Warsaw FF 2019 - International Competition (ECUMENICAL winner)Warsaw FF 2019 (ECUMENICAL JURY - BEST FILM AWARD)haifa film festival 2019 (Carmel Competition)Malatya Int. Film Festival 2019 (Competition / Audience Best Film & Best Script Winner)Kolkata Int. Film Festival 2019 (International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images)Kayseri Film Festival (Turkey) 2019 (Best Film & Best Director)Cottbus Film Festival 2019 (Dialog Award Nomination)Kayseri Film Festival 2019 (Best Film & Best Director)Antakya Film Festival 2019 (Best Actor)Santa Cruz Film Festival 2020 (Best Film)South East European Film Festival 2020 (Best Film & Best Script & Best Actor)Fantasporto Film Festival 2020 (Best Actor)