GENRE: Comedy / Drama
RUNTIME: 93’
LANGUAGE: Turkish
STARRING: Ercan Kesal, Ayşe Damgacı, Tansu Biçer, Nadir Sarıbacak
DIRECTOR: Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Hokus Fokus Film, Arden Film
Yavuz sings popular songs from the ’70s, but his career has been reduced to irregular performances in a shopping mall and teaching music at free municipality courses. His wife’s death has made him a loner and he has had no other relationships since. Neşe, one of Yavuz’s students, has a good voice and a genuine interest in music, but is condemned to earn a living by promoting sausages at supermarket stands. When Yavuz is offered a singing job in Yozgat, he asks Neşe to accompany him. Her presence reminds Yavuz of a woman’s warmth and he begins to feel some excitement in his life again. Before long, Yavuz and Neşe meet Sabri, a barber who has two ambitions in life: to get married and to open a women’s hairdressing salon. A friendship begins to grow between Neşe and Sabri, throwing Yavuz into a state of inward anxiety. The choice that Neşe now faces is between two different men and two different lifestyles.
Sofia
International Film Festival
'Best Balkan Film'
Warsaw International Film Festival
'FIPRESCI Prize'
SIYAD Turkish Film Critics Association Award
'Best Supporting Actor'
Istanbul International Film Festival
'Best Actor'
International Adana Film Festival
'Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor'
Malatya International Film Festival
'Best Film, Best Director'