Cinema
Suyun Öte Yanı
Tomris Giritlioğlu · 1991
Synopsis
In the early eighties, Ertan, a university professor arrested during the 1980 coup, has just been released but is still being pursued. He goes on holiday with his wife, Nihal, on the island of Cunda, according to Beyazperde. Their guesthouse is run by Sıdıka Hanım, an old lady who came from Crete in 1924. The accounts of the inhabitants and the presence of a Greek lawyer who took refuge on the island during the dictatorship of the colonels turn this short stay into a journey into the past, according to the Three Continents festival.
Context
This is the director's first feature-length fiction film. The screenplay is by Feride Çiçekoğlu, whose short story provided the basis for another film in this catalogue, according to the Nantes programme. Nur Sürer, Oktay Kaynarca, Halil Ergün and Selçuk Yöntem play the leading roles. Beyazperde places at the heart of the story the friendship that grows between Nihal and the old lady, through which the island's past returns.
Who it is for
A film in Turkish, awarded a prize in France at Nantes, with no known French release and no recent screening reported.
Prizes and reception
Special Jury Prize and Best Director at the Istanbul festival, two prizes at Ankara and the Jury Prize at Nantes.
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