Cinema
Kaşık Düşmanı
Bilge Olgaç · 1984
Synopsis
In a village, at a wedding, a gas cylinder explodes and causes many casualties, mostly women and children, according to TheTVDB; Osman loses his young wife there, and the men of the village are left without women. The press seizes on the tragedy, and a German television crew arrives to shoot a film about the catastrophe. Bianet says the film is drawn from a real event and treated with comic elements, which TheTVDB describes as a satire of customs.
Context
The film marks the director's return to cinema, in 1984, after nine years in advertising. Perihan Savaş, Mesut Engin, Halil Ergün and Aliye Rona are in the cast, according to biyografiler.com. Presented in France under the title La Chambre de mariage at the Créteil women's film festival, it was awarded a prize there; its director was refused the passport that would have allowed her to collect her prizes, according to Bianet.
Who it is for
A Turkish-language film of one hour thirty-nine minutes, shown in France at the Créteil festival in 1985, with no known theatrical release.
Prizes and reception
Grand Jury Prize and Press Prize at Créteil in 1985, Best Screenplay and third Best Film at the Antalya festival.