Destiny is a 2006 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...

, produced, written and directed by Zeki Demirkubuz

Zeki Demirkubuz

Zeki Demirkubuz is a contemporary Turkish film director, screenwriter, producer and film editor.- Biography :...

, starring Vildan Atasever

Vildan Atasever

Vildan Atasever is a Turkish film, TV and theatrical actress.-Biography:Vildan Atasever was born in Bursa, Turkey in 1981. She started acting at the age of fifteen. Her first major part was in the sitcom Kadın İsterse where she played Hülya Avşar's daughter...

 as a bar singer who is in love with a somewhat unstable criminal. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Ankara, Nuremberg and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange for Best film. It is a prequel to Innocence

Masumiyet

Masumiyet is a 1997 Turkish dramatic film directed by Zeki Demirkubuz and starring Derya Alabora, Haluk Bilginer and Güven Kıraç. It was followed by a prequel Kader produced in 2006.- Cast :* Derya Alabora ~ Uğur* Haluk Bilginer ~ Bekir...

 (1997).

Plot

Uğur (Vildan Atasever

Vildan Atasever

Vildan Atasever is a Turkish film, TV and theatrical actress.-Biography:Vildan Atasever was born in Bursa, Turkey in 1981. She started acting at the age of fifteen. Her first major part was in the sitcom Kadın İsterse where she played Hülya Avşar's daughter...

) is a bar singer who is in love with a somewhat unstable criminal, Zagor (Ozan Bilen). Her father is seriously ill and her young mother is emotionally distant. Bekir (Ufuk Bayraktar) is a young man who runs his father's business. He becomes infatuated with Uğur after she visits his shop one day. After a series of violent incidents and mishaps occur in Istanbul, both Uğur and Zagor disappear. After Zagor is landed in prison some time afterward, Uğur reappears and asks Bekir to help her. Meanwhile Zagor is transferred to a prison in Sinop. Uğur tries to trace Zagor who has escaped from prison as Bekir tries to trace Uğur.

Awards

Kader won several awards including the Golden Orange

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, is the most important national film festival in Turkey...

 and Golden Tulip for best film and also for its acting and screenplay

Golden Orange

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, is the most important national film festival in Turkey...

 awards

• Best film, Best actor (Ufuk Bayraktar)

Ankara film festival

• Best actress (Vildan Atasever
  Vildan Atasever
  Vildan Atasever is a Turkish film, TV and theatrical actress.-Biography:Vildan Atasever was born in Bursa, Turkey in 1981. She started acting at the age of fifteen. Her first major part was in the sitcom Kadın İsterse where she played Hülya Avşar's daughter...
  
  ), Best director (Zeki Demirkubuz
  Zeki Demirkubuz
  Zeki Demirkubuz is a contemporary Turkish film director, screenwriter, producer and film editor.- Biography :...
  
  ), Best supporting actress (Müge Ulusoy)

Nuremberg film festival

• Best film (Jury), Audience award,

Istanbul film festival

• Golden Tulip for best film, Best director (Zeki Demirkubuz
  Zeki Demirkubuz
  Zeki Demirkubuz is a contemporary Turkish film director, screenwriter, producer and film editor.- Biography :...
  
  ), Best actor (Ufuk Bayraktar)

External links

• TurkishFilmChannel Distributor page for the film