Cinema
Afacan Küçük Serseri
Ülkü Erakalın · 1970
Synopsis
The sources do not summarise the plot of this film, the second in a series built around the child actor Menderes Utku. Ülkü Erakalın wrote and directed it, and Sadri Alışık, Fikret Hakan and Bahar Erdeniz appear in it alongside the child. The first film in the series, directed by another filmmaker, told the story of a child abandoned in a park.
Context
The series begins with a film by Safa Önal produced by Ümit Utku, the child's father, according to Habertürk; it continues with a third instalment in 1972, then two films of 1974 under other titles, when the child had grown up. The date of this second instalment varies according to the sources: 1972, with a link to the 8th Antalya festival (1970 in the Habertürk text, 1971 in its list and on biyografiler.com).
Who it is for
A film in Turkish aimed at a young audience, with no known French release and no recent screening reported.
Prizes and reception
First prize at the Milan children's film festival according to Habertürk, and the prize for best child actor for Menderes Utku at Antalya.
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