Love, Spells and All That () is a Turkish drama film, written and directed by Ümit Ünal and released in 2019.Paolo Kagaoan, "Inside Out 2021: Our Review of ‘Love, Spells, And All That’". In the Seats, 25 May 2021. The film stars Selen Uçer as Reyhan and Ece Dizdar as Eren, two women in a small Turkish town who had a love affair as teenagers but were separated when Eren went away to university in Paris; now, 20 years later, Eren returns wanting to rekindle their relationship, but Reyhan is uncertain even though she had once cast a love spell to make Eren love her forever.Drew Burnett Gregory, "Newfest 2021: 'Love, Spells and All That' is a Lesbian Romance Both Magical and Real". Autostraddle, 21 October 2021.
The film's cast also includes Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu, Uygar Özçelik, Emrah Kolukisa, Damla Ersan, Tonguç Rador, Murat Toprak, Sirzat Bilallar, Melisa Demir, Gizem Katmer, Rohat Culum, Ramazan Alkan, Serhat Gonen, Eyüp Kelen, Onur Alkan, Alaattin Ekin, Muharrem Dursun, Kasim Arli, Yilmaz Arli, Melik Alkan, Kerim Ünal, Ilhan Alkan and Görkem Mertsöz.
The film premiered at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2019.Vecdi Sayar, "56th Antalya Film Festival: Back to the origins". Hurriyet Daily News, 27 October 2019. It was picked up for international distribution by TLA Releasing in 2021.Melissa Kasule, "TLA Releasing acquire UK and North American rights to two Turkish LGBTQ+ focused films". Screen Daily, 11 August 2021.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2019 Best Film Ümit Ünal Vecdi Sayar, "'Bozkır' sweeps prizes at Antalya film festival". Hurriyet Daily News, 4 November 2019. SIYAD Jury Award Dr. Avni Tolunay Jury Award Best Actress Selen Uçer Istanbul Film Festival 2020 Golden Tulip for Best Film Ümit Ünal "Istanbul Film Festival presents awards". Hurriyet Daily News, 30 July 2020. Best Screenplay Best Actress Selen Uçer Ece Dizdar Inside Out Film and Video Festival 2021 Audience Award Love, Spells and All That Patrick Hipes, "Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Winners Include Turkey’s ‘Love, Spells And All That’, UK’s ‘Sweetheart’". Deadline Hollywood, 7 June 2021. Outfest Best International Screenplay Ümit Ünal Ethan Shanfeld, "‘Firstness,’ ‘Right to Try’ and ‘No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics’ Win Big at Outfest". Variety, 24 August 2021. Turkish Film Critics Association 2022 Best Film Love, Spells and All That Kenan Kaldan, "SİYAD Ödülleri 2022 sahipleri açıklandı". 724 Kultursanat, 28 March 2022. Best Director Ümit Ünal Best Actress Selen Uçer Ece Dizdar Best Screenplay Ümit Ünal Best Cinematography Türksoy Gölebeyi Best Music Ümit Ünal
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