Innocence
STORY
Yusuf, released from prison after having served a ten-year sentence, goes to Izmir to visit his sister. Facing past family troubles and having no other place to go, he settles down in a cheap, run-down hotel. Soon, his path crosses with that of a strange family. In Yusuf’s struggle to survive, Bekir, Ugur and their daughter, Cilem, are initially a glimpse of hope, which, later on, turns into a devastating destiny.
DIRECTOR
Zeki Demirkubuz
SCRIPT
Zeki Demirkubuz
EDITING
Mevlut Kocak
Cinematography
Ali Utku
Sound-Mix
Metin Cesmebasi
Music
Cengiz Onural
Production
Mavi Film
Produced by
Zeki Demirkubuz
PRODUCTION DATE, COUNTRY
1997, Turkey
Number of Reels
6
Footage
3250 m
Sound
Ultra Stereo
FİLM
35 mm / Color
Time
111 minutes
Aspect Ratio
1.66
Cast
Derya Alabora, Haluk Bilginer, Guven Kirac, Melis Tuna, Yalcin Cakmak, Ajlan Aktuğ and Nihal G. Koldas
Festivals and Awards
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Tebessa Film Festival (Algeria): Grand Prize, Best Actor (Guven Kirac)
1999
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Premiers Plans Festival D’Angers (France): Grand Prize, Best Actor (Guven Kirac)
1998
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George and Ruta Sodoul Awards (France): Grand Prize
1998
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Films from the South Film Festival (Norway): Grand Prize
1998
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Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival (Belgium): Jury Special Award
1998
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Innsbruck Film Festival (Austria): Audience Award
1998
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International Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey): Best Film
1998
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1998
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1998
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1998
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Köln Turkish Film Festival (Germany): Third Prize
1997
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1997
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1997
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1997
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Golden Objective Awards (Turkey): Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Guven Kirac)
1997
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1997
Press
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Émile Breton. There Should Be A Door. L’Humanité.
July 14 1999
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Yildirim Turker. The Innocence of Cinema. Radikal 2.
November 9 1997
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Ovgu Gokce. Innocence. Mental Minefields: The Dark Tales of Zeki Demirkubuz. 2007. Review.
2007
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Robert A. Haller. Innocence. Five Films by Zeki Demirkubuz. Review.
2003
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Rotterdam Film Festival. Review.
January 27 - February 7 2010