Completed - TURKISH, ARABIC - Drama - 115 minutes
Together with his father, 14-year-old Gaza helps smuggle refugees to Europe. Gaza dreams of escaping this life of crime, but can’t help being drawn into a dark world of immorality, exploitation and human suffering. Can you avoid becoming a monster when you’ve been raised by one?
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Onur SAYLAK Writer(s) : Hakan GUNDAY, Onur SAYLAK, Dogu yasar AKAL Cast : Ahmet Mümtaz TAYLAN, Hayat Van ECK, Turgut TUNCALP, Tankut YILDIZ, Tuba BÜYÜKÜSTÜN, Kagan ULUCA, Ahmet Melih YILMAZ, Ugur ARSLAN, Pervin BAGDAT, Lara AYSAL Producer(s) : Kerem CATAY (AY YAPIM)
Gaza is a 14-year-old boy who lives on the Aegean coast of Turkey. Together with his domineering father, he helps smuggle refugees from war-torn countries to Europe, giving them temporary lodgings and scant food until they attempt the crossing. Gaza dreams of escaping this life, but can’t help being drawn into a dark world of immorality, exploitation and human suffering. Can you avoid becoming a monster when you’ve been raised by one?Onur Saylak’s debut feature, adapted from the award-winning novel of the same title by Hakan Günday, one of the first novels to document the refugee crisis in Europe, “More” is the gripping story of a boy that gets to grow up in a world where there’s no room for innocence.
Country(ies) : TURKEY
Karlovy Vary 2017 (Competition)