Archive Cinema City 2009.
Genre: Drama
Synopsis:
Fourteen-year-old Hayat (Elit Iscan) lives with her father and grandfather in Istanbul. Her grandfather is ill, he suffers from asthma, and her father is a fisherman, who actually earns money doing "dirty" jobs - he supplies big ships with alcohol, women and other "goods". What is sadder than the financial problem in this family, is the cold-heartedness and emotionlessness towards one another, and above all, towards young Hayat. All emotional relations work in tit for tat principle, and nothing is for free... This raises the question: is it possible to come out of this cold and brutal relationships unhurt?
About the director:
Reha Erdem began his university education by studying history in Istanbul, but in 1983 he moved to Paris to study film and contemporary art. His first feature film A Ay / Oh Moon in 1989 brought him acclaims at prestigious film festivals and he began his successful director's career.
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Awards:
Reader Jury of the "Tagesspiegel", 2009 Berlin International Film Festival
