Completed - TURKISH - Drama - 97 minutes
Faruk, who is over 90 years old, increasingly becomes the protagonist in the film his daughter is making about the impending demolition of his block of flats in Istanbul. A story about gentrification and a complex father-daughter relationship.
Year of production : 2024 Director(s) : Asli ÖZGE Cast : Faruk ÖZGE, Derya ERKENCI, Nurdan ÇAKMAK, Gönül GEZER, Semih ARSLANOĞLU Producer(s) : Asli ÖZGE (EEE Films ), Seyhan KAYA (FC Istanbul), Jean christophe SIMON (Parallel 45), Michael REUTER (The Post Republic)
Faruk, a man in his 90s, becomes the central character of his daughter’s film about the impending demolition of his block of flats. Simultaneously, Faruk attends building management meetings, hoping to delay the demolition process of the building he has been living in for decades. Gradually reality and fiction intertwine and the line between the two starts to blur.Shot in authentic locations and based on real characters and events, Asli Özge’s new film offers a unique and intimate look at the life of an elderly man in the bustling city of Istanbul exploring not only the implications of gentrification but also the complexities of a father-daughter relationship.
Country(ies) : GERMANY, TURKEY, FRANCE
Berlinale - EFM 2024 (Panorama)