Tonight (16 August), the Competition Programme – Feature Film brings us the first world premiere of the year. ENTANGLEMENT, by the Turkish director Tunç Davut, will be shown at the National Theatre at 20:00.
As seasonal forest workers, brothers Kemal and Cemal struggle with an uncertain future, living in a house inherited from their father on the outskirts of a village in the West of Turkey, by the Black Sea. Intending to begin a new life, Nalân, a decent woman, arrives one day with Kemal, and quickly adopts the house as her own. Although her presence soothes Cemal, who feels shaken by his mother’s recent death, it deepens a growing rift between the two brothers. Torn between leaving and staying, Nalân opens herself up to Cemal’s compassionate world. In this inevitably inextricable situation, all three sink into their own despair. Hoping to reconcile their relationship after Nalân’s departure, the brothers carry on living like two strangers sharing the same house.
Tunç Davut studied Cinema and Television in Eskişehir and Istanbul. His first work is a short film THE FORK based on a story by Bilge Karasu. His career in the film and media industry to date includes several TV films, TV series and commercials of exceptional quality. His first feature film ENTANGLEMENT is supported by Ministry Of Culture’s Production Fund.
Screening of ENTANGLEMENT will take place at the National Theatre at 20:00.
As part of the Open Air programme, we can enjoy watching the multi-award winning film THESE ARE THE RULES, by the Croatian director Ognjen Sviličić.
Ivo and Maja live a quiet life in a dull suburb of Zagreb. One night their only son Tomica is violently attacked on the street by another teenager, beaten and left severely injured. Their world of false security collapses. As they go through an unbearable ordeal, they are forced to re-examine their lives and question everything they believed in.
Ognjen Sviličić was born in 1971 in Split, Croatia. He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb and began his career directing TV movies. His first feature-film was awarded Best Croatian motion picture at the national film festival in Pula by film critics. Sviličić continued with SORRY FOR KUNG FU, that was screened in a world premiere at 55th Berlin Film Festival (Forum), and won several international awards. SORRY FOR KUNG FU was sold for theatrical and dvd release in Germany, USA and France. His fifth feature-film ARMIN had its world premiere at Berlin Film festival. It has been shown on more than 50 festivals and has received numerous awards. Ognjen Sviličić also works as a scriptwriter and a professor at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb since 2008. He has been a jury member at six international film festivals, among them Sarajevo and Warsaw.
THESE ARE THE RULES will be shown at the HT Eronet Open Air Cinema at 20:30. The cast will greet the audience after the screening.
(Source: sff)
