10 to 11 is a 2009 Turkish drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by Pelin Esmer.

The film, loosely based on the story of Esmer’s uncle, Mithat Esmer, who also plays the leading role, follows an elderly collector in İstanbul who lives in a rundown apartment building that is under threat of demolion.

General release

The film opened in 30 screens across Turkey on at number eleven in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $21,895.

Festival screenings

• 28th Istanbul International Film Festival
  Istanbul International Film Festival
  The Istanbul International Film Festival is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts , a non-profit organisation. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey...
  
   (April 4–19, 2009)
• 17th Altın Koza International Film Festival
• 3rd International Middle East Film Festival (October 9–17, 2009)
• 20th Tromso International Film Festival (January 19–24, 2010)
• 39th International Film Festival Rotterdam
  International Film Festival Rotterdam
  The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno...
  
   (January 27-February 7, 2010)
• Travelling Rennes Film Festival (February 9–16, 2010)
• 15th Nuremberg Turkish-German Film Festival
• 21st Ankara International Film Festival
  21st Ankara International Film Festival
  The 21st Ankara International Film Festival is a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey that ran from March 11 to 21, 2010.This edition of the Ankara International Film Festival, organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited by FIPRESCI, opened with a gala on the evening of...
  
   (March 11–21, 2010)
• Cinema Novo Film Festival (March 11–21, 2010)
• Crossing Europe Film Festival (April 20–25, 2010)
• IndieLisboa Film Festival (April 22-May 2, 2010)

Box Office

The film debuted number eleven in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $69,913.

Awards

• 28th Istanbul International Film Festival
  Istanbul International Film Festival
  The Istanbul International Film Festival is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts , a non-profit organisation. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey...
  
   (4-19 Apr, 2009)
  • Special Jury Prize - National Competition (Won)
• 17th Altın Koza International Film Festival
  • Golden Boll Award for Best Film: Pelin Esmer (Won)
  • Golden Boll Award for Best Screenplay: Pelin Esmer (Won)
• 3rd International Middle East Film Festival (9-17 Oct, 2009)
  • Black Pearl Award for Best New Middle Eastern Narrative Director Award: Pelin Esmer (Won)
• 20th Tromso International Film Festival (19-24 Jan, 2010)
  • FIPRESCI Award (Won)
• 15th Nuremberg Turkish-German Film Festival
  • Best Film Award (Won)
  • Cinema Critics Award (Won)
• 21st Ankara International Film Festival
  21st Ankara International Film Festival
  The 21st Ankara International Film Festival is a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey that ran from March 11 to 21, 2010.This edition of the Ankara International Film Festival, organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited by FIPRESCI, opened with a gala on the evening of...
  
  (11–21 March 2010)
  • Best Director Award: Pelin Esmer (Won)
  • Best Screenplay Award: Pelin Esmer (Won)

External links

for the film