19-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family

By Kerem Akca

    The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family directed by Onur Unlu makes its world premiere in the Turkish national competition section of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival(17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com). It will be released on 25 November 2011 in Turkey.

    {mosimage}Unlu returns to the big screen after directing the hit TV series Leyla & Mecnun. The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family is the story of a law professor whose wife is dead. In his fifth film as a director and seventh film as a scriptwriter, Unlu once again centers his film on a series of absurd events.

    Unlu is a director who is known as ‘audience breaker'. In his newest film, he works with veteran actors Selcuk Yontem, Koksal Engur and Bulent Emin Yarar.

    The film completed shooting in summer 2011.

    The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family is produced by Unlu's production company Eflatun Film (www.eflatunfilm.net).

    Production contact:

    Eflatun Film

    Fulya Mah. Mevlut Pehlivan Sok. Yilmaz Han No:26/6

    Sisli / Istanbul

    TURKEY

    Tel: +90 212 274 92 95

    e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    {mosimage}Credits:

    Director: Onur Unlu

    Producer: Onur Unlu, Funda Alp

    Screenplay: Onur Unlu

    Cinematography: Vedat Ozdemir

    Editor: Ahmet Can Cakirca


    Cast:

    Selçuk Yöntem

    Bülent Emin Yarar

    Ezgi Mola

    Tansu Biçer

    Güler Ökten

    Türkü Turan

    Köksal Engür

    Cengiz Bozkurt

    Alpay Şayhan

    Sponsored by Adana Golden Boll Film Festival