Zeki Demirkubuz

Written and Directed by: Zeki Demirkubuz
Edited by: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cinematography: Zeki Demirkubuz
Art Direction: Bahar Evgin
Sound: İsmail Karadas
Mix: Erkan Aktas
Cast: Taner Birsel, Basak Koklukaya, Iskender Altin, Mirac Eronat, Gulgu Kutlu and Abdullah Demirkubuz

Production: Mavi Film
Produced by: Zeki Demirkubuz
Production Date: 2001, Turkey

35 mm / Color / 90 minutes / Aspect Ratio: 1.85
Number of Reels: 5
Footage: 2650 m
Sound: Optical Mono

Distribution:

Mavi Film (Turkey)

Festivals and Special Screenings:

Sanart Film (Europe)
info@sanartfilm.com

Moon and Stars Project (U.S.A.)
kaan@moonandstarsproject.org

Story

Harun, a rich and successful engineer, finds out that his wife, Nilgun, is having an affair. At first, he is reluctant to confront her and hides what he knows. Time passes with a painfully slow pace; the uncertainty is unbearable. Finally, he decides to make Nilgun confess. The night turns out to be long. As the couple, who have been married for seven years, proceed into the darkness of human-ness, it becomes impossible for them to recognize each other. Pleading mixes with violence; tears with screams.

Festivals and Awards

2003 Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria)

2003 Edinburgh International Film Festival (Scotland)

2003 Viennale International Film Festival (Austria)

2002 Cannes Film Festival (France): Un Certain Regard

2002 Flanders Film Festival (Belgium)

2001 International Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey): Best Director, Best Actor (Taner Birsel), FIPRESCI Award

2001 Ankara Film Festival (Turkey): Best Director, Jury Special Award

2001 Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards (Turkey): Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Taner Birsel)

Press

Un Certain Regard: Yazgi (Fate) and Itiraf (Confession). Kinema. 2002. Review.

"Fate" and "Confession": Turkey in the Wake of Emotional Alienation. Le Monde. May 26, 2002. Review.