There () is a 2009 Turkish drama film written, produced and directed by Hakkı Kurtuluş and Melik Saraçoğlu, which follows 24 hours in the life of a troubled family. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , has been screened at numerous international film festivals.
Plot When the matriarch of an Istanbul family dies in a home for the elderly, the son and the daughter bury their mother and set off to find their father, a recluse in the family house on one of the Princes' Islands. As the three members of the family come together, it turns into a day of painful confrontations.
Release
Premiere The film had its world premiere on in competition at the 36th Film Fest Ghent.
General release The film opened in 10 screens across Turkey on at number twenty-three in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $4,007.
Festival screenings 2009 36th Film Fest Ghent (6-17 Oct) 31st Cinemed Montpellier Film Festival (23 Oct–1 Nov) Osian's Cinefan Film Festival (24–31 Oct) Amiens Film Festival in France (13-22 Nov) Bratislava Film Festival (27 Nov-4 Dec) 14th Film Festival of Kerala (11 Dec-18 Dec) 2010 Angers Premiers Plans Film Festival (22-31 Jan) Annonay International First Film Festival (29 Jan-08 Feb) Rennes Travelling Film Festival (9-16 Feb) Mediterranean Film Weeks (05-18 Mar) 21st Ankara International Film Festival (11-21 Mar) Kosmorama Film Festival (11-16 Mar) Istanbul International Film Festival (3-18 Apr) Ecofilms Film Festival (22-17 Jun)
Reception
Box Office The film has made a total gross of $12,858.
See also 2009 in film Turkish films of 2009
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