20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Emin Alper was born in 1974 in Ermenek, Karaman, Turkey. Trained in economics and history at Bogazici University-Istanbul, Alper holds a PhD in Turkish Modern History. His first feature-length film, Beyond the Hill (2012), won the Caligari Film Prize from the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival and was named Best Film by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, among other accolades. Alper went on to make Frenzy (2015), which won the Jury Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival, and the multi-award-winning A Tale of Three Sisters (2019), which premiered in competition at the Berlinale. Alper is the artistic programmer of the recently founded Istanbul Cinematheque.
Emre, a young and dedicated prosecutor, is newly appointed to a small town hit by a water crisis and political scandals. After an initial welcome, he experiences an increasing number of tense interactions and is reluctantly dragged into local politics. When Emre forms a bond with the owner of the town newspaper, the rumour mill starts up and the pressure on him becomes even more intense.
Director : Emin Alper
Producer : Nadir Ãperli, Kerem Ãatay
Screenwriter : Emin Alper
Cinematographer : Christos Karamanis
Production Designer : Nadide Argun
Editor : Ãzcan Vardar, Eytan Ä°peker
Sound : Krešimir Rodic
Music : Stefan Will
Production Company : Ay Yapim, Liman Film
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