Araf / Čistilište / Somewhere In Between Lijepa Zehra i zgodni Olgun provode veći dio mladosti radeći u kafeteriji benzinske pumpe kraj udaljene autoceste. Predio u kojem žive – nekada bitno industrijsko područje – sada je bezlično mjesto ekonomske propasti u kojem vlada nezaposlenost. Zehra sanja da će je ljubav odvesti daleko, a njenu pažnju privlači stariji vozač kamiona, Mahur. Kako Zehrina žudnja za Mahurom prerasta u tragičnu prvu ljubav, njen buntovni prijatelj Olgun se sve više osjeća zapostavljenim. Zehra i Olgun će iskusiti gorko-slatko odrastanje, u kojem će proći kroz patnju, ali i buđenje. Međutim, dok se budu opraštali sa svojom dječijom nevinošću, ljubav i nada će im pomoći da krenu naprijed. Yesim Ustaoğlu je svojim filmom PANDORA’S BOX osvojio nagrade Najbolji film i Najbolja glumica na Filmskom festivalu u San Sebastianu. Ona je prvi put nagrađena za svoj film iz 1999, JOURNEY TO THE SUN. U okviru Takmičarskog programa Berlinalea, ovaj film je dobio Plavog anđela i Nagradu za mir. JOURNEY TO THE SUN je osvojio pregršt nagrada na Istanbul Film Festivalu, osvojivši nagrade za najbolji film, najbolju režiju, nagradu FIPRESCI i Nagradu publike. Njen treći film, WAITING FOR THE CLOUDS, dobio je NHK Sundance nagradu za najboljeg međunarodnog filmskog radnika. Njen prvi dugometražni debi bio je film iz 1994. – THE TRACE. E Pretty Zehra and handsome Olgun spend most of their young lives working in a service station cafeteria near a lonely highway. The once important industrial area where they live is now a faceless place of economic waste and unemployment. Zehra dreams that love will take her away and she becomes fascinated by an older truck driver, Mahur. As Zehra’s desire for Mahur turns into a tragic first love, her rebellious friend Olgun becomes more and more frustrated. Zehra and Olgun will experience a bittersweet rite of passage, leading to both suffering and awakening. But as they say goodbye to their childhood innocence, love and hope will help them to move forward.
Yesim Ustaoğlu’s PANDORA’S BOX won Best Film and Best Actress awards at the San Sebastian Film Festival. She first received international recognition for her 1999 film, JOURNEY TO THE SUN. In competition at the Berlin Film Festival, the film received the Blue Angel Award and the Peace Prize. JOURNEY TO THE SUN swept the İstanbul Film Festival by winning Best Film, Best Director, the FIPRESCI Prize and the Audience Award. Her third film, WAITING FOR THE CLOUDS, was awarded the NHK Sundance– International Filmmaker’s Award. She made her feature debut with 1994 THE TRACE.
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Turkey, France, Germany, 2012, Colour, 124 min, Turkish Režija / Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu Scenarij / Screenplay: Yeşim Ustaoğlu Direktor fotografije / Director of Photography: Michael Hammon Montaža / Editor: Mathilde Muyard, Naim Kanat, Svetolik Mića Zajc Zvuk / Sound: Bruno Tarrière Scenografija / Production Design: Osman Özcan Kostimografija / Costume Design: Ayşe Yıldız Uloge / Cast: Neslihan Atagül, Barış Hacıhan, Özcan Deniz, Nihal Yalçın, Ilgaz Kocatürk, Can Başak, Yasemin Çonka, Erol Babaoğlu, Feride Karaman Produkcija / Production: Ustaoglu Film (Turkey), CDP (France), The Match Factory (Germany), ZDF / Arte, TRT Ustaoglu Film: Nergissok. No: 8/7 Kat: 2 AsmalımescitMah. Tünel – Beyoğlu İstanbul- Türkiye 34430 +90 212 249 76 44, +90 212 245 73 97 ustaoglu@ustaoglufilm.com, www.ustaoglufilm.com Kontakt / Contact: The Match Factory, Balthasarstraße 79-81, 50670 Köln, Germany, +49-221-539 709-0, +49 221 539 709-10, info@matchfactory.de, www.the-match-factory.com Filmografija / Filmography 2012 - ARAF / SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN 2008 - PANDORA’S BOX 2004 - WAITING FOR THE CLOUDS 1999 - GÜNEŞE YOLCULUK / JOURNEY TO THE SUN 1994 - THE TRACE