Berlin Festivali Türk Filmini Onurlandırdı
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Berlin Festival Honors Turkish Film
02/22/2010 13:26:55
Berlin FestivalHonorsTurkish Film
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The Third and last film in Turkish director Semih Kaplanoğlu's YusufTrilogy, 'Bal'(Honey) won Sunday the Golden Bear, the top prize of the German Film Festival. It is the first Golden Bear for a Turkish film since 1964.
The 60th Berlin Film Festival wrapped up Sunday after giving the Golden Bear to a Turkish film for the first time since 1964. A seven-memberjuryledby German director Werner Herzog ("Fitzcarraldo") and including Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger gave top honors to the Turkish family drama "Bal"(Honey) starring a 7-year-old boy.
The picture, a Turkish-German co-production, tells the story of a struggling student whose father dies in afreakaccident. The winning film tells the story of a 6-year-old boy who stops speaking when his father disappears. It was filmed in thelushmountains of the Turkish countryside where the boy goes in search of his father, abeekeeper. Director Semih Kaplanoglu said the award was "like a rebirth" and he hoped that it would be aninspirationto young filmmakers in Turkey.
"Honey" is the third and last film in director Kaplanoğlu's Yusuf Trilogy. The others were "Yumurta" (Egg) and "Süt" (Milk). The third film in the trilogytracesa 7-year-old boy and his development as an artist and human being in rural Turkey, played here by Bora Altaş, now aged 8.
Kaplanoğlu called attention to Turkey'sthreatenedwilderness near the Black Sea coast, the setting for much of the film, during his acceptance speech.
"I hope with this prize we have received this evening, we manage to protect the environment there as well," he said.
This is the first time a Turkish film hasofficiallyreceived the Golden Bear since Metin Erksan accepted the award in Berlin in 1964 for "Dry Summer" (Susuz Yaz), a movie thatpivotsaround two farmer brothers and how they play out theirpassionsandambitionsthrough the water they control during an especiallyaridsummer. However Turkish director Fatih Akın'sacclaimed"Head On" (Duvara Karşı),centeredon thetumultuouslives of some of Germany's second generation ethnic Turks,ranand won the prize as a German movie in 2004.
Berlin Festivali Türk Filmini Onurlandırdı - Berlin Festival Honors Turkish Film
Berlin FestivalHonorsTurkish Film
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The Third and last film in Turkish director Semih Kaplanoğlu's YusufTrilogy, 'Bal'(Honey) won Sunday the Golden Bear, the top prize of the German Film Festival. It is the first Golden Bear for a Turkish film since 1964.
The 60th Berlin Film Festival wrapped up Sunday after giving the Golden Bear to a Turkish film for the first time since 1964. A seven-memberjuryledby German director Werner Herzog ("Fitzcarraldo") and including Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger gave top honors to the Turkish family drama "Bal"(Honey) starring a 7-year-old boy.
The picture, a Turkish-German co-production, tells the story of a struggling student whose father dies in afreakaccident. The winning film tells the story of a 6-year-old boy who stops speaking when his father disappears. It was filmed in thelushmountains of the Turkish countryside where the boy goes in search of his father, abeekeeper. Director Semih Kaplanoglu said the award was "like a rebirth" and he hoped that it would be aninspirationto young filmmakers in Turkey.
"Honey" is the third and last film in director Kaplanoğlu's Yusuf Trilogy. The others were "Yumurta" (Egg) and "Süt" (Milk). The third film in the trilogytracesa 7-year-old boy and his development as an artist and human being in rural Turkey, played here by Bora Altaş, now aged 8.
Kaplanoğlu called attention to Turkey'sthreatenedwilderness near the Black Sea coast, the setting for much of the film, during his acceptance speech.
"I hope with this prize we have received this evening, we manage to protect the environment there as well," he said.
This is the first time a Turkish film hasofficiallyreceived the Golden Bear since Metin Erksan accepted the award in Berlin in 1964 for "Dry Summer" (Susuz Yaz), a movie thatpivotsaround two farmer brothers and how they play out theirpassionsandambitionsthrough the water they control during an especiallyaridsummer. However Turkish director Fatih Akın'sacclaimed"Head On" (Duvara Karşı),centeredon thetumultuouslives of some of Germany's second generation ethnic Turks,ranand won the prize as a German movie in 2004.
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