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Opens with an ambitious politician fleeing a hit-and-run accident in the dead of night. Afraid of hurting his election chances, he pays off his chauffeur Eyüp to take the rap. While Eyüp stews in jail, this devil's bargain takes its toll on his brooding son Ismail and restless wife Hacer, who f...

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Corporate Authors: BIM Distribuzione, Zeitgeist Films, Pyramide Productions (Firm)
Other Authors: Özbatur, Zeynep, Ceylan, Nuri Bilge, 1959-, Ceylan, Ebru, 1976-, Bingöl, Yavus, 1964-, Aslan, Hatice, 1962-, Şungar, Ahmat Rifat, 1983-, Kesal, Ercan, Tiryaki, Gökhan, 1972-
Format: Video DVD
Language:Turkish
Language Notes:In Turkish with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Zeitgeist Video, [2009]
Subjects:
Political plays.
Hit-and-run drivers > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Turkish.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:Opens with an ambitious politician fleeing a hit-and-run accident in the dead of night. Afraid of hurting his election chances, he pays off his chauffeur Eyüp to take the rap. While Eyüp stews in jail, this devil's bargain takes its toll on his brooding son Ismail and restless wife Hacer, who falls into an illicit affair with the politician. Ismail's discovery of his mother's infidelity and Eyüp's suspicions after he gets out of jail crank up the simmering tensions in a household already haunted by hidden ghosts.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2008.
Special features: director's note and interview with Nuri Bilge Ceylan; theatrical trailers.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; stereo.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Best Director, Cannes Film Festival.
Production Credits:Producer, Zeynep Özbatur ; screenplay, Ebru Ceylan, Ercan Kesal, Nuri Bilge Ceylan ; director of photography, Gökhan Tiryaki ; editing, Ayhan Ergürsel, Bora Gökşingöl, Nuri Bilge Ceylan.