There (film)
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There is a 2009 Turkish drama film
, written, produced and directed by Hakkı Kurtuluş and Melik Saraçoğlu, which follows 24 hours in a the life of a troubled family. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , has been screened at numerous international film festivals.
. As the three members of the family come together, it turns into a day of painful confrontations.
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, produced and directed by Hakkı Kurtuluş and Melik Saraçoğlu, which follows 24 hours in a the life of a troubled family. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , has been screened at numerous international film festivals.
Synopsis
When the matriarch of an Istanbul family dies in a home for the elderly, the son and the daughter bury their mother and set off to find their father, a recluse in the family house on one of the Princes' IslandsPrinces' Islands
The Princes' Islands , are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The islands also constitute the Adalar district of Istanbul Province...
. As the three members of the family come together, it turns into a day of painful confrontations.
Premiere
The film had its world premiere on in competition at the 36th Ghent Film Festival.General release
The film opened in 10 screens across Turkey on at number twenty-three in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $4,007.Festival screenings
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