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COLD OF KALANDAR (KALANDAR SOĞUĞU)
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Completed - TURKISH - Second film, Family, Drama - 138 minutes

Log Line

“Cold of Kalandar” pictures within a unique pastoral atmosphere the realist, passionate and emotional story of Mehmet and his family living far from modern life, in a mountain village.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2016 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Mustafa KARA
Writer(s) : Mustafa KARA, Bilal SERT
Cast : Haydar ŞIŞMAN, Nuray YEŞILARAZ, Hanife KARA, Ibrahim KUVVET, Temel KARA

Producer(s) : Nermin AYTEKIN (Karafilm)

Synopsis

Mehmet is a man who lives with his two children,wife,and mother in a mountain village in Black Sea. He earns his bread on breeding a few animals,while looking for a mineral reserve on the mountains with a great passion and hope. However,his endless pursuit is perceived as useless by his mother and wife. Destroyed in search of a mineral reserve, his hope is renewed with the news of a competition. Mehmet will attend the bull fight that will be held in Artvin,so he dedicates his time to training the bull in the stable till the day of competition. But Mehmet returns from Artvin having completely lost, once again. In the background of this simple story of struggling,lies the naive portrait of a touching life,a delicate depiction of struggle, and the relationship between nature,animal,and human.

Production

Country(ies) : TURKEY, HUNGARY

HUNGARY Dec 08, 2016 CIRKO FILM KFT.
USA HOUSE OF FILM


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Festivals and Awards

International Tokyo Film Festival 2015 (Best Director, Wowow TV Best Film)
International Antalya Film Festival 2015 (Special Jury Prize, Best Actor, Best Actrist, Best Music)
Premier Plans D`angers 2016 (Special Jury Prize)


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