Archive of films Thou Gild'st the Even / Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi

Turkey
2013, 107 min

Section: Forum of Independents - Competition
Year: 2013

Cemal lives in a city where the inhabitants have all sorts of unusual abilities, and although strange things happen to them they lead rather normal lives. His story, about a complicated relationship with a girl named Yasemin, is imbued with unbounded imagination and formal playfulness.

Synopsis

This independent Turkish film is set in an unnamed small town in Anatolia whose inhabitants possess various supernatural powers but still have to deal with ordinary problems. Cemal helps out in his father’s barbershop and in his free time acts as a football referee. But when he wins over the heart of a local girl, Yasemin, whom he then marries, things begin to get complicated. While he is willing to have an affair with street-side bookseller Defne, he also suspects his wife of being unfaithful. This highly original film captivates the viewer through its playful treatment of its formal aspects and various meanings. The conscious stylization uses absurdity and metaphor as fully-fledged tools of expression that won’t go unnoticed by the audience. This wildly imaginative love story recalls the methods of magic realism and, in addition to its obvious partiality for ostentatious cinematic effects, the film becomes an unpredictable odyssey with lots of surprising twists.

About the director

Onur Ünlü (b. 1973, Izmir, Turkey) did his Master’s degree and then focused on screenwriting, production and directing. Nevertheless, his feature film debut came a whole ten years after completing his studies. Police (2007), a story about a detective investigating a murder, was shown at numerous festivals, including the Moscow International Film Festival. Just a year later, Ünlü completed the genre films The Kid (2008) and The Son of the Sun (2008). Five Cities (2009), the tragic story of a group of heroes, was a festival success in Turkey, winning several awards. His penultimate film, The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family (2011), was also positively received.

Contacts

Eflatun Film
Mevlüt Pehlivan Sk. 26/6, , Istanbul
Turkey
Tel: +90 212 274 9295
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.eflatunfilm.com

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About the film

Color, DCP
International premiere

Section:	Forum of Independents - Competition

Director:	Onur Ünlü
Screenplay:	Onur Ünlü
Dir. of Photography:	Vedat Özdemir
Editor:	Emre Boyraz
Producer:	Orkun Ünlü, Funda Alp
Production:	Eflatun Film
Cast:	Ali Atay, Demet Evgar, Damla Sönmez, Ercan Kesal, Ezgi Mola
Contact:	Eflatun Film

www:	www.thougildsttheeven.com

Guests

Onur Ünlü

Film Director

Funda Alp

Producer