Cinema
Innocence
Masumiyet
Zeki Demirkubuz · 1997
Synopsis
Yusuf leaves prison after ten years and feels lost in a world he no longer knows. He follows the address a fellow inmate gave him and ends up in a hotel, where he meets Bekir, Uğur and her daughter Çilem, according to LaCinetek. Uğur sings in a nightclub, under Bekir's thumb, and secretly loves a man who is in prison, according to Allociné. Yusuf is gradually drawn into their lives.
Context
The director wrote and produced it, with Nihal Koldaş; the cinematography is by Ali Utku and the music by Cengiz Onural. Güven Kıraç plays Yusuf, Derya Alabora Uğur and Haluk Bilginer Bekir. According to biyografiler.com, the film was shown at Venice and received a grand prize at Angers. Its director gave it a prequel in 2006, and LaCinetek says it is recommended by the filmmaker Fatih Akin.
Who it is for
A Turkish-language film of one hour fifty minutes, shown in France and available as video on demand since 2016.
Prizes and reception
Golden Boll for best film at Adana and a special prize at Antalya in 1997, best Turkish film at Istanbul and jury prize at Ankara in 1998.
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