Completed - ARABIC, TURKISH - Drama - 12 minutes
Hasan and Ruksan are a couple who fled away from the internal war in Syria and settled in Izmir, Cesme in Turkey. They dream about leaving Cesme to go to Europe by boat for a better future.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Serpil ALTIN Cast : Ergun KUYUCU, Gönül NAGIYEVA
Hasan and Ruksan are a couple who fled away from the internal war in Syria and settled in Izmir, Cesme in Turkey. They dream about leaving Cesme to go to Europe by boat for a better future. Ruksan learns how to swim so she can survive if things go wrong.
Country(ies) : TURKEY
KısaKes Short Film Festival 2017 (Pitching Platform, Production Support Award)International İzmir Short Film Festival 2017 (National Fiction, Migros Youth Award)Setem Akademi; BAK 2017 (National Fiction, Jury Special Award)Akbank Short Film Festival 2017 (Short Film Forum, Script Competition, Finalist)Int'l Antalya Golden Orange 2017 (Antalya Film Forum, Shorts @AFF, Finalist)KısaKes Short Film Festival 2017 (Pitching Shorts, Screening)Uşak Kanatlı Denizatı Film Festival 2017 (National Short Film, Screening)Clermont Ferrand 2018 (Shorts From Turkey)