Written and Directed by: Zeki Demirkubuz
Edited by: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cinematography: Zeki Demirkubuz
Sound: Ismail Karadas
Mix: George Mikroyannakis
Music: Edward Artemiev
Cast: Ufuk Bayraktar, Vildan Atasever, Engin Akyurek, Muge Ulusoy, Ozan Bilen, Settar Tanriogen, Erkan Can, Mustafa Uzunyilmaz, Guzin Alkan, Hikmet Demir and Gonul Calgan
Production: Turkey-Greece co-production
Produced by: Mavi Film-Inkas Film
Production Date: 2006
35 mm / Color / 103 minutes / Aspect Ratio: 1.85
Number of Reels: 5
Footage: 2650 m
Sound: Dolby Digital
Distribution:
World Sales: Mavi Film (Turkey)
Festivals and Special Screenings:
Sanart Film (Europe)
info@sanartfilm.com
Moon and Stars Project (U.S.A.)
kaan@moonandstarsproject.org
Kader (Destiny) tells the story of the younger years of two characters we met in Masumiyet (Innocence, 1997), the director’s second film. Bekir falls in love with Ugur. Ugur is in love with Zagor, who can’t seem to stay away from trouble. Zagor is arrested after getting involved in the murder of two police officers. Initially, this event gives some hope to Bekir, but it turns out to be the beginning of an incurable illness in the pursuit of merciless love that would last for years. As Bekir follows Ugur like a stubborn dog in run-down hotels, marijuana parties and seedy nightclubs, love grows with pain, poverty, tears and evil.
Festivals and Awards
2007 International Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey): Best Director, Best Actor (Ufuk Bayraktar), FIPRESCI Award
2007 Ankara International Film Festival (Turkey): Best Director, Best Actress (Vildan Atasever), Best Supporting Actress (Muge Ulusoy)
2007 Nürnberg Film Festival (Germany): Best Film
2006 International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (Turkey): Best Film, Best Upcoming Actor (Ufuk Bayraktar)
Press
Destiny. Screen Daily. April 25, 2007. Review.
Destiny. Mental Minefields: The Dark Tales of Zeki Demirkubuz. 2007. Review.
Film Society of Lincoln Center. Destiny. September 2007. Review.
