MONTREAL AWARDED ‘THE VISITOR’ WILL BE COMPETING THIS TIME IN HAIFA
‘THE VISITOR’ IS THE ONLY MOVIE COMPETING FROM TURKEY
‘The Visitor’, directed by Mehmet Eryilmaz who has represented Turkey worldwide, by getting both the FIPRESCI and Grand Jury awards from Montreal Film Festival 3 days ago, is nominated to the Main Competition of this years Haifa Film Festival. The Visitor will be competing with 14 other films in the main competition and is the only Turkish film nominated in the main competition to this years Haifa Film Festival, which has been organized for 31 years and accepted as one of the most important international film festivals.
According to the film critics, ‘The Visitor’ is one of the favorites of the main competition, which also includes ‘Sweet Red Bean’ by Japanese Director Naomi Kawase and ‘Aferim’, by Radu Jude, which has received the Golden Bear in Berlin, as ‘The Best Director’.
31st Haifa Film Festival will be held from 26 September to 5 October. Palme D’or Awarded ‘Winter Sleep’ by Nuri Bilge Ceylan has represented Turkey last year in Haifa and received the grand prize, Golden Anchor.
FLYING TO HAIFA AFTER THE SCREENING IN TORONTO
Director Mehmet Eryilmaz will be flying to Haifa after the 2 screenings which will be held at 15th of September in Toronto. ‘The Visitor’, recently been nominated in Istanbul and Adana Film Festivals, made the world premier in Montreal.
‘Ivy’ by Tolga Karacelik and ‘Homeland’ by Senem Tuzen are the other two films from Turkey which will be screened in the East of the West section of the festival.
‘The Visitor’ is the second feature film of Mehmet Eryilmaz has produced “A Fairground Attraction”as well as some other dramatic documentaries.
Mehmet Eryilmaz likes to keep the human affairs in the center of his films. This time, as well, he is focusing on the mother-daughter, father-daughter relationships and the inner problems of a family that he has witnessed closely from the lands he knows. ‘The Visitor’ analyses the universal mother-daughter issue, with death theme and covers the sexual harassment within the family as the sub story. With the hope which drives from tragedy, this film tells the story of ‘misfits’ as the first film of the director.
Nur who was been kicked from her father’s house years ago, learns that her mother is about to die. Taking her daughter with her, she goes to visit her mother, before she dies and wants to take her blessings.
The leading actors are Zümrüt Erkin, Tamer Levent, Ayten Uncuoğlu, Hale Akınlı, Ersin Umut Güler and young actress Melek Çınar.
Sema Moritz with her songs and Fatih Al from the previous film, now Nur’s lover, acting fairground guy Cemal again is acting ‘Cemal’ in the Visitor.
MONTREAL AWARDED ‘THE VISITOR’ WILL BE COMPETING THIS TIME IN HAIFA
‘THE VISITOR’ IS THE ONLY MOVIE COMPETING FROM TURKEY
‘The Visitor’, directed by Mehmet Eryilmaz who has represented Turkey worldwide, by getting both the FIPRESCI and Grand Jury awards from Montreal Film Festival 3 days ago, is nominated to the Main Competition of this years Haifa Film Festival. The Visitor will be competing with 14 other films in the main competition and is the only Turkish film nominated in the main competition to this years Haifa Film Festival, which has been organized for 31 years and accepted as one of the most important international film festivals.
According to the film critics, ‘The Visitor’ is one of the favorites of the main competition, which also includes ‘Sweet Red Bean’ by Japanese Director Naomi Kawase and ‘Aferim’, by Radu Jude, which has received the Golden Bear in Berlin, as ‘The Best Director’.
31st Haifa Film Festival will be held from 26 September to 5 October. Palme D’or Awarded ‘Winter Sleep’ by Nuri Bilge Ceylan has represented Turkey last year in Haifa and received the grand prize, Golden Anchor.
FLYING TO HAIFA AFTER THE SCREENING IN TORONTO
Director Mehmet Eryilmaz will be flying to Haifa after the 2 screenings which will be held at 15th of September in Toronto. ‘The Visitor’, recently been nominated in Istanbul and Adana Film Festivals, made the world premier in Montreal.
‘Ivy’ by Tolga Karacelik and ‘Homeland’ by Senem Tuzen are the other two films from Turkey which will be screened in the East of the West section of the festival.
‘The Visitor’ is the second feature film of Mehmet Eryilmaz has produced “A Fairground Attraction” as well as some other dramatic documentaries.
Mehmet Eryilmaz likes to keep the human affairs in the center of his films. This time, as well, he is focusing on the mother-daughter, father-daughter relationships and the inner problems of a family that he has witnessed closely from the lands he knows. ‘The Visitor’ analyses the universal mother-daughter issue, with death theme and covers the sexual harassment within the family as the sub story. With the hope which drives from tragedy, this film tells the story of ‘misfits’ as the first film of the director.
Nur who was been kicked from her father’s house years ago, learns that her mother is about to die. Taking her daughter with her, she goes to visit her mother, before she dies and wants to take her blessings.
The leading actors are Zümrüt Erkin, Tamer Levent, Ayten Uncuoğlu, Hale Akınlı, Ersin Umut Güler and young actress Melek Çınar.
Sema Moritz with her songs and Fatih Al from the previous film, now Nur’s lover, acting fairground guy Cemal again is acting ‘Cemal’ in the Visitor.
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