- The Bogeyman -Mommo-Kızkardeşim-
- Men on the Bridge -Köprüdekiler-
- My Only Sunshine -Hayat Var-
- The Shadowless -Gölgesizler-
- Wrong Rosary -Uzak İhtimal-
- Fikret Bey
- The Last Season: Shawaks -Demsala Dawî: Şewaxan, Son Mevsim: Şavaklar-
- On the Way to School -İki Dil Bir Bavul-
- Pains of Autumn -Güz Sancısı-
- The Salt of Life -Hayatın Tuzu-
- Three Apples Fell from the Sky -Gökten Üç Elma Düştü-
- Twisted -Girdap-
MEN ON THE BRIDGE Köprüdekiler
Rio Cinema
Sat 7 Nov 18:15
+ Q&A with Director Aslı Özge
Appollo Piccadilly Circus
Sun 15 Nov 20:30
Germany-Turkey-The Netherlands 2009 / 87m
English Subtitles / Cert.12A
Director Asli Özge
Cast Fikret Portakal, Murat Tokgöz, Umut Ilker
The landmark that is Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge links Europe and Asia and the lives of the three young men at the heart of Asli Özge's refreshing and insightful look at the modern world. Murat is a traffic cop dreaming of love; Umut, a taxi driver, is resigned to an unhappy marriage; Fikret sells roses and fantasises about a better life. Three lives, stuck between the gutter and the stars, that often seem as gridlocked as the traffic itself. The film began as a documentary and in dramatised form it's as true to life as fiction can possibly be. It was a worthy winner of the Golden Tulip at this year's Istanbul Film Festival.
Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award: 15th London Turkish Film Festival, UK 2009
Selection: BFI 53rd London Film Festival Cinema Europe Section, 2009
Selection: 62nd Locarno Film Festival, Filmmaker of the Present Competition, Switzerland 2009
Best Film: 28th Istanbul International Film Festival National Competition, Turkey 2009
Best Film: 16th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Turkey 2009
