
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.
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)
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