Cinema
Usta Beni Öldürsene
Barış Pirhasan · 1997
Synopsis
According to Filmportal, the only source to summarise the plot, a circus troupe waits, in a timeless land threatened by war, for a certain Rupert who is supposed to lead it towards a better world. The old master tightrope walker, Abib, watches affectionately over his young apprentice, Isaac, whom the army threatens at any moment to conscript, and the boy falls in love with a fairground mermaid. The biographies of the author that were read do not describe the story.
Context
The film is a coproduction of Germany, Turkey and Hungary, according to Filmportal; Hugh O'Conor plays the apprentice and Károly Eperjes the master, with Julia Brendler, Haluk Bilginer, Meltem Cumbul and Tuncel Kurtiz. Barış Pirhasan's screenplay was published in 1997. The film is drawn from the short story “Usta Beni Öldürsen E!” by Bilge Karasu, published in the collection Göçmüş Kediler Bahçesi, about an apprentice tightrope walker and his master.
Who it is for
A film of an hour and thirty-three minutes, shot with actors from several countries, with no known French release.
Prizes and reception
Best Screenplay at the 34th Antalya Festival in 1997, and Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Ankara Festival in 1998.
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