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Director Mehmet Eryilmaz talks about The Visitor, his film in Montreal World Competition

Production Team

Director : Mehmet Eryilmaz

Screenwriter : Mehmet Eryilmaz

Cinematographer : Cemil Kizildag

Editor : Ugur Hamidogullari, Sultan Ilhan, Taner Sarf, Mehmet Eryilmaz

Cast : Zümrüt Erkin, Tamer Levent, Ayten Uncuoglu, Hale Akinli, Ersin Umut Güler, Melek Çinar

Music : Sema

Film production and Sales : Prod.: Sultan llhan, Atlanta Film, Siracevizler Üçler, Apt.10/3, Sisli, Istanbul (Turquie), tél.: +90 (533) 644 56 80, info@misafirfilm.com; m.eryilmaz19@gmail.com

Synopsis

Ten years after being thrown out of her parental home, Nur hears that her mother is at death’s door. Taking her young daughter with her, Nur hurries back to her father’s world to see, and reconcile with her mother before it is too late. While the universal theme of mother-daughter relationships lies at the centre of the film, this is underpinned by an allusive subtext of incest, one of most common but least addressed social problems in Turkey. The individual stories of the family members combine with a sense of hope fuelled by tragedy to paint a portrait of the socially disconnected. 

Director

Mehmet Eryılmaz graduated from the radio and television department of Marmara University. He continued his studies at the cinema and television department of Mimar Sinan University. After graduation, he started writing and directing his own short, experimental and documentary films. He has also earned recognition for his series of documentary films on traditional Turkish music. Selected filmography: The Songs of Nazım Hikmet (2002), A Fairground Attraction (2008), A Holiday Morning in Istanbul (2011). 
 

Projections

Tuesday September 1, 2015 - 11:30 AM - CINÉMA IMPÉRIAL
Tuesday September 1, 2015 - 07:00 PM - CINÉMA IMPÉRIAL

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