original title:
Yeni Safak Solarken
directed by:
cast:
Cem Yigit Uzumoglu, Ayla Algan, Erol Babaoglu, Suzan Kardes, Dilan Duzguner, Gurkan Gedikli, Birce Bircan, Sahin Hayri Uren, Lilay Gurbuz, Baran Can Eraslan, Gozde Duru, Hasan Kurun, Ekrem Aral Tuna, Damla Alibese, Ergulcan Akincioglu, Ezgi Yaren Karademir, Miraç Sevsay, Sevi Algan
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
Murat GUltekin, Semih Gülen
set design:
Yunus Emre Yurtseven, Meral Efe Yurtseven
costume design:
Meltem Balakan
music:
Son of Philip
producer:
production:
Vigo Film, Slingshot Films, The StoryBay, Fidalgo, 29P Films, supported by Ministero della Cultura
world sales:
country:
Turkey/Italy/Germany/Norway/Netherland
year:
2024
film run:
130'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (10/07/2024)
festivals & awards:
Akın has been in and out of the hospital, stuck in the system for years. He no longer leaves his family's house except for occasional visits to religious monuments in Istanbul. Trying to find refuge in God, he falls into a state of ecstasy. The divine structures trigger something in him. As he loses touch with his true self, his mind shifts into another reality.
DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
I made Yeni șafak solarken because I believe insanity is just another social construct. This film is about how we slip/escape through that construct, and I believe this is what cinema is all about.