BALKAYA By Emin Alper
co-productions in progress
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In pre-production • DRAMA • TURKEY, FRANCE,
DIRECTION: Emin Alper
GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, GREECE, CROATIA
SCREENPLAY: Emin Alper
2021 • 100 min • Turkish
CAST: Selahattin Pasali, Eki̇n Koç, Erol Babaoğlu, Erdem Şenocak, Ni̇zam Nami̇dar, Si̇nan Demi̇rer, Seli̇n Yeni̇nci̇, Okan Avci, Eylül Ersöz, Ali̇ Seçki̇ner Alici, Hati̇ce Asla, Devri̇m Yakut
Emre, a young attorney-general, is newly ap pointed to the small town of Balkaya. With great seriousness he throws himself into his work, and the town notables – first among them the mayor Selim – welcome him with great respect. However, in spite of this warm welcome, from his first day onward he experiences a number of strange and tense interactions.
PRODUCER: Yorgos Tsourgiannis PRODUCTION: Horsefly Films (Greece), info@horsefly.gr, horsefly.gr CO-PRODUCTION: Zola Yapim (Turkey), Glora Films (France), Pandora film (Germany), Circe (The Netherlands), 4film (Croatia) CO-FINANCED BY: Greek Film Centre INTERNATIONAL SALES: The Match Fac tory (Germany), info@matchfactory.de
