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Confession (Itiraf)

Confession poster

Official Selection

Un Certain Regard

Cannes Film Festival

2002

Best Director

Istanbul

International Film Festival

2003

Best Actor

Istanbul

International Film Festival

2003

Best Film

FIPRESCI award

Istanbul

International Film Festival

2003

Best Actor

Turkish Film Critics’

Awards

2002

Best Script

Turkish Film Critics’

Awards

2002

Best Turkish Director

Ankara International

Film Festival

2001

Jury Special Award

Ankara International

Film Festival

2001

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Trailer and synopsis

Harun, a rich and successful engineer, finds out that his wife Nilgun is having an affair. Scared of losing her, and in disbelief, he does not confront her. Time starts to pass very slowly and painfully. When the situation becomes unbearable, an all-night inquisition starts. The husband and wife, married for seven years, cannot recognize each other as they start to move in the darkness of their souls. Harun, who has wanted to find out the truth for so long is in for a surprise.


Length: 100 minutes

Director: Zeki Demirkubuz

Cast: Taner Birsel, Başak Köklükaya, Iskender Altın, Miraç Eronat, Gülgün Kutlu


Critics Corner

Review by Ron Holloway, Kinema, 2002.

Mental Minefields: The Dark Tales of Zeki Demirkubuz. Review by Berke Gol, 2007.

Dark, Existential Films Top Turkish Festival. Review by Damon Smith, Boston Globe, 2003.

Review for 56th Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2003.

Review by Richard Peña, Film Society of Lincoln Center, 2007.

Zeki Demirkubuz dissects adultery. Review by Gerard Lefort, Un Certain Regard, 2002.

Review by Henry's Cat, IOFilm U.K., 2002.

"Fate" and "Confession": Turkey, in the wake of emotional alienation. Review by Jacques Mandelbaum, Le Monde 2002.

Turkey Distraught. Review by Peter Keough, The Providence Phoenix, 2004.

Confession: Tales About Darkness II. Review by Robert A. Haller, 2003.

Bleak, sparse tale reaps rich rewards. Review by Dan Fainaru, Screen International, 2002.

Review by Derek Elley, Variety, 2002.

Cannes doubles up on Turkish helmer. Review by Andrea R. Vaucher, Variety, 2002.

Strictly Film School, 2007. (link to another website)


Imdb 7.5/10 395 votes