10-04-2011

FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF2011: Merry-Go-Round

By Kerem Akca

    Merry-Go-Round directed by Ilksen Basarir screens in the Istanbul national film competition following its theatrical release in Turkey on 1 April 2011. The film had its world premiere at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in October 2010, receiving both the Jury Special Award for Young Talent and the Scriptwriting Award.

    {mosimage}This is Basarir's second film. His first film Love in Another Language (Baska Dilde Ask) was awarded at several festivals, including Adana and Antalya and at the Yesilcam Awards (Turkey's Oscars). The popular romantic-drama earned 1.1 million Turkish liras at the domestic box office.

    Merry-Go-Round is the story of a family of three people built on the theme of incest in a dysfunctional family. Basarir again wrote the script of the film, and also cast an actress from his first film, Mert Firat, in the lead. The film is shot witAh the HD camera RED and will be shown at the Istanbul Film Festival in its re-edited version.

    The film was co-produced by Kutu Film which is new in the industry and Most Production (www.mostproduction.com), primarily known as an advertising company. It is distributed by Cinefilm.

    Screening: 12 April, 16:00, Atlas

    Production contact:

    Most Production

    Eglence Sok. No:6

    Arnavutkoy / Istanbul

    TURKEY

    Tel: +90 212 265 43 43

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    Credits:

    Producer: Hazal Dut, Zeynep Günay Melemez

    Director: Ilksen Basarir

    Screenwriter: Ilksen Basarir, Mert Firat

    Cinematographer: Hayk Kirakosyan

    Composer: Ahmet Kenan Bilgic

    Editor: Erkan Ozekan

    {mosimage}Cast:

    Mert Fırat

    Nergis Ozturk

    Zeynep Oral

    Sema Ceyrekbasi

    Serdar Badur

    Oguzhan Guler