A high school graduate, Yusuf could not pass the university entrance exam. Writing poetry is his greatest passion and some of his poems are being printed in various obscure literary journals. But neither these poems, nor the rapidly falling price of the milk they sell, are being of any benefit to Yusuf and Zehra's lives. When Yusuf finds out about Zehra's secret affair with the town's stationmaster he gets disconcerted. Will he find the way to cope with his anxiety for the unknown future, the rapid change that he is going through and the pain of taking a step into adulthood and leaving his youth behind?
Screenplay: Semih Kaplanoğlu, Orçun Köksal
Cinematography: Özgür Eken
Editing: François Quiqueré
Sound: Marc Nouyrigat
Cast: Melih Selçuk, Basak Köklükaya, Riza Akin, Saadet Isil Aksoy, Tülin Özen, Alev Uçarer, Serif Erol
Prizes and selections:
Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia 2008 (In Competition)
Production:
Kaplan Film Produktions
(Istanbul, T +90 212 2912995; F +90 212 2912995; info@kaplanfilm.com; www.kaplanfilm.com)
Co-production:
Arizona Films
(Brussels, T +32 2 245 00 14; F +32 2 672 05 10; mail@arizona.be; www.arizona.be)
Heimatfilm
(Cologne, T +49 221 977799-0; F +49 221 977799-19; office@heimatfilm.biz; www. heimatfilm.biz)
Distribution:
The Match Factory GmbH
(Cologne, T +49 221 539709-0; F +49 221 539709-10; info@matchfactory.de; www.the-match-factory.com)
12 Nov, 22.00 - Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Cinema)