MEN ON THE BRIDGE
by Asli Özge
synopsis
Three protagonists, whose lives barely intersect, all work around the Bosphorus Bridge, which connects Europe with Asia. Teenage Fikret sells flowers illegally to motorists and later tries to get a real job in a restaurant, but his slacker attitude gets him fired; lonesome cop Murat uses the Internet to find a girlfriend; and then there is Umut, who tries to find a bigger apartment to satisfy his young wife Cemile, whose ambitions are way beyond their income and put a strain on the marriage.
international title: | Men on the Bridge |
original title: | Köprüdekiler |
country: | Germany, Netherlands, Turkey |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Asli Özge |
film run: | 87' |
release date: | DE 22/07/2010, NL 06/01/2011, UK 28/01/2011 |
screenplay: | Asli Özge |
cast: | Fikret Portakal, Murat Tokgöz, Umut Ilker, Cemile Ilker |
cinematography by: | Emre Erkmen |
film editing: | Vessela Martschewski, Aylin Tinel, Christof Schertenleib |
producer: | Fabian Massah, Mete Gümürhan, Sevil Demirci |
production: | Endorphine Production, Kaliber Film |
backing: | Turkish Ministry of Culture |
distributor: | Farbfilm Verleih GmbH, Contact Film Cinematheek, Lionsgate |