Fourteen-year-old Gaza lives with his father Ahad in a small town. The intelligent boy would like to continue his studies in Instambul but Ahad sees his son’s future differently. He gets Gaza to help with his side business – smuggling refugees from the Mideast. It‘s a psychological study of an adolescent boy’s transformation under the influence of cruel environment reflects dark sides of the contemporary world.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 55 min.
- Country, year
- Türkiye, 2017
- Genre
- Thriller
- Language
- Turkish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Onur Saylak
- Screenplay
- Hakan Günday, Onur Saylak, Doğu Yaşar
- Producers
- Kerem Çatay
- Cinematography
- Feza Çaldıran
- Cast
- Hayat Van Eck, Ahmet Mümtaz Tayla, Turgut Tunçalp, Tankut Yıldız, Tuba Büyüküstün
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Onur Saylak
Onur Saylak (b. 1977) is a Turkish actor and director. He studied physics, public administration and acting in Ankara. In 2015 he presented his first short film The Jungle. More is his debut in features.
