When Jan listens to his grandmother whispering an old song on her deathbed, he senses that her horrifying past and her real identity are hidden between her words. In this enigmatic, magical meditation, Jan will travel from New York to Dersim to discover his emotional heritage, her history, and also the history of a whole region that strives to deal with its collective trauma.
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58th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Kazım Öz
- Script: Kazım Öz
- Cinematography: Eyüp Boz, Feza Çaldıran, Orçun Özkılınç
- Editing: Kazım Öz, Thomas Balkenhol
- Sound: Onan Karagözoğlu
- Music: Mustafa Biber
- Actors: Nik Xhelilaj, Güler Ökten, Levent Özdilek, Füsun Demirel
- Production: Κöz FIlm, Newa Film
- Producers: Kazım Öz, Meral Balık, Turan Tokel
- Co-production: Neva Film (Almanya), İsmail Öz, Zülfiye Akkulak
- Art Direction: Babak Tahmili
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Turkey - Germany
- Production Year: 2017
- Duration: 112΄
- Contact: Κöz FIlm
Kazım Öz
Kazım Öz is an awarded director, scriptwriter and producer of Kurdish origin. He started to produce art with Kurdish theatre. In 1990s, he continued to work with Yapım 13 Production Company, which is affiliated to Mesopotamia Culture Center. In 1999 he shot his first short film Land, which was awarded in many film festivals. He shot his first feature film Fotoğraf in 2002.
Filmography
1999 Ax | Land
2002 Fotoğraf
2005 Dûr | Distant
2008 Bahoz | The Storm
2010 Demsala Dawi: Şewaxan | The Last Season: Shawaks
2014 He Bû Tune Bû | Once Upon a Time
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