Toss-Up is a 2004 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 Uğur Yücel

Ugur Yücel

Uğur Yücel is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater department at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory . He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatosu , Tef Kaber Theatre, Dormen Theatre, and Şan Müzikholü...

, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu

-Biography:Kenan İmirzalıoğlu was born as the youngest of three children to Mustafa and Yıldız İmirzalıoğlu in the village of Üçem in Balâ, Ankara Province. At age 12, he moved to the city of Ankara for his middle studies. He graduated in Mathematics from Yıldız Technical University...

 and Olgun Şimşek

Olgun Şimşek

-Biography:Olgun Şimşek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993....

 as two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival including the Golden Orange for Best Film.

Plot

Two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. Cevher (nicknamed "the Ghost") has lost his hearing while Rıdvan (nicknamed "the Devil") has lost a leg. Both are emotionally and physically scared and find difficulties in adjusting to normal civilian life.

Cast

• Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
  Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
  -Biography:Kenan İmirzalıoğlu was born as the youngest of three children to Mustafa and Yıldız İmirzalıoğlu in the village of Üçem in Balâ, Ankara Province. At age 12, he moved to the city of Ankara for his middle studies. He graduated in Mathematics from Yıldız Technical University...
  
   (Cevher)
• Olgun Şimşek
  Olgun Şimşek
  -Biography:Olgun Şimşek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993....
  
   (Rıdvan)
• Bahri Beyat (Baba Cemil)
• Engin Günaydın
  Engin Günaydın
  -Biography:Günaydın started studying at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar Sinan University from where he graduated in theatre....
  
   (Sencer)
• Seda Akman (Nazan)
• Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı (Teoman)
• Erkan Can
  Erkan Can
  Erkan Can is a Turkish film and theatre actor, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in On Board and Takva: A Man's Fear of God, and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor for Takva: A Man's Fear of God.- Biography :Erkan Can began acting in 1974...
  
   (Firuz)
• Eli Mango (Tasula)
• Mizgin Kapazan (Şefika)
• Levent Can (Hamit)
• Şinasi Yurtsever (Basri)
• Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
  Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
  Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor and director.- Biography :Taylan graduated in theatre from Hacettepe University State Conservatory. Between 1989 and 1993, he worked at the Diyarbakır State Theatre. In 1993 and 1994, he worked with Roberto Ciulli at the Theatre...
  
   (Maki Amca)
• Ülkü Duru (Melahat)
• Haldun Boysan
  Haldun Boysan
  -Selected filmography:-External links:...
  
   (Muhittin)

Awards

The film won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

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...

including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (for Olgun Şimşek), Best Supporting Actor (for Bahri Beyat), Best Supporting Actress (for Eli Mango), Best Screenplay (for Uğur Yücel) and Best Music (for Erkan Oğur)..