There (film)

There (Turkish: Orada) is a 2009 Turkish drama film written, produced and directed by Hakkı Kurtuluş and Melik Saraçoğlu, which follows 24 hours in the life of a troubled family. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25), has been screened at numerous international film festivals.[2]

There
Theatrical poster
Directed byHakkı Kurtuluş
Melik Saraçoğlu
Written byHakkı Kurtuluş
Melik Saraçoğlu
Produced byHakkı Kurtuluş
Melik Saraçoğlu
StarringDolunay Soysert
Sinan Tuzcu
Erol Günaydın
CinematographyEyüp Boz
Edited byÇiçek Kahraman
Music byAlper Maral
Production
company
İki Film
Distributed byÖzen Film
Release date
  • December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
Box office$12,858[1]

Plot

When the matriarch of an Istanbul family dies in a home for the elderly, the son and the daughter bury their mother and set off to find their father, a recluse in the family house on one of the Princes' Islands. As the three members of the family come together, it turns into a day of painful confrontations.

Release

Premiere

The film had its world premiere on October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09) in competition at the 36th Ghent Film Festival.[3]

General release

The film opened in 10 screens across Turkey on December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25) at number twenty-three in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $4,007.[1]

Festival screenings
  • 2009
    • 36th Ghent Film Festival (6-17 Oct)
    • 31st Cinemed Montpellier Film Festival (23 Oct–1 Nov)
    • Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival (24–31 Oct)
    • Amiens Film Festival in France (13-22 Nov)
    • Bratislava Film Festival (27 Nov-4 Dec)
    • 14th Film festival of Kerala. (11 Dec-18 Dec)
  • 2010
    • Angers Premiers Plans Film Festival (22-31 Jan)
    • Annonay International First Film Festival (29 Jan-08 Feb)
    • Rennes Travelling Film Festival(9-16 Feb)
    • Mediterranean Film Weeks (05-18 Mar)
    • 21st Ankara International Film Festival (11-21 Mar)
    • Kosmorama Film Festival (11-16 Mar)
    • Istanbul International Film Festival (3-18 Apr)
    • Ecofilms Film Festival (22-17 Jun)

Reception

Box Office

The film has made a total gross of $12,858.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Orada". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. Güler, Emrah (2010-03-12). "Up-and-coming Turkish movies screen in Ankara". Hürriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  3. "Turkish films compete at Ghent Int'l Film Festival". Hürriyet Daily News. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
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