September (2011 film)
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September is a 2011 Turkish drama film
, written and directed by Cemil Ağacıkoğlu, starring Turgay Aydın and Görkem Yeltan as an introverted couple who encounter a maltreated young woman. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was awarded Best Director and Best Actress at the 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
(September 17-25, 2011) and premiered in competition at the 35th Montreal World Film Festival (August 18-28, 2011).
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...
, written and directed by Cemil Ağacıkoğlu, starring Turgay Aydın and Görkem Yeltan as an introverted couple who encounter a maltreated young woman. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was awarded Best Director and Best Actress at the 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
The 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival was a film festival held in Adana, Turkey from September 17 to 25, 2011. Cash prizes totalling 936,000 Turkish Liras, the highest amount given by a film festival in Turkey, were awarded for all catagories, for the first time in Turkey, in...
(September 17-25, 2011) and premiered in competition at the 35th Montreal World Film Festival (August 18-28, 2011).
Festival screenings
- World Premiere: 35th Montreal World Film Festival (August 18-28, 2011)
- 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17-25, 2011)
Awards
- 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17-25, 2011)
- Best Director: Cemil Ağacıkoğlu (won)
- Best Actress: Görkem Yeltan (won, shared with Hatice AslanHatice AslanHatice Aslan is a Turkish actress who starred inNuri Bilge Ceylan's 2008 film Üç Maymun , for which Ceylan won the best director award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Aslan was seen as a strong contender for the best actress award at the festival.- References :...
for The Body) - Best Editing: Taner Sarf (won)
- Best Sound Effects: Burak Topalakçı (won, also for Losers' ClubLosers' ClubLosers' Club is a 2011 Turkish comedy-drama film, co-written and directed by Tolga Örnek based on a true story, starring Nejat İşler and Yiğit Özşener as the co-hosts of a contorversial mid-90s Istanbul radio show...
)