Klama Dayika Min

Song of my Mother

by Erol Mintaş

A young Kurdish man is torn between his mother's nostalgic search of a song in her dreams and an uncertain future with his pregnant girlfriend.

Country: Turkey, France, Germany
Year: 2014
Running time: 103
Format: DCP e Blu Ray 1:1.85
Language: Kurdish, Turkish
Subtitles: Italian
Genre: fiction
Screenplay: Erol Mintas
Cinematography: George Chiper-Lillemark
Editing: Alexandru Radu
Music: Basar Uånder
With: Feyyaz Duman (Ali), Zubeyde Ronahi (Nigar), Nesrin Cavadzade (Zeynep), Aziz Capkurt (Insegnante), Cuneyt Yalaz (Direttore della scuola), Mehmet UÅNnal (Mustafa), Sabiha Bozan (Sanem), Isa Berivane (Agid), Ferit Kaya (Capitano di Polizia), Incinur Dasdemir (Merve)
Produced by: Mintas Film, Arizona Productions, Mitosfilm

Festival: Première: 20th Sarajevo Film Festival (20/08/2014)

Premi: Sarajevo Film Festival (2014), Best Film and Best Actor
Nantes 3 Continents Film Festival (2014), Silver Balloon and Audience Award
European Film Festival in Lecce (2015), Olive Tree Award for Best Film
Mons International Love Film Festival (2015), Jury Prize and Best Actor
Duhok International Film Festival (2015), Best Actor
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2014), Best Debut Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Music
Malatya Golden Apricot Film Festival (2014), Special Jury Award, Best Script, Film Critics’ Award
Babel Film Festival (2015) Cagliari, Italy, Best Film

Festival Selections:
Talinn Black Nights, Estonia
Cartagena IFF (FICCI), “Gems” Section, Colombia
Fajr International Film Festival, Iran
Moscow Int. FF, Russia
Jerusalem Film Festival, Competition, Israel
Transilvania IFF, Cluj Romania
Focus on Asia
IFF Fukuoka, Japan
Gijon International Film Festival, Spain
Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
Festival 5 Continents, Switzerland
Pune International Film Festival, Competition, India
Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia
Cinedays Festival of European Film, Macedonia
Boston Turkish Film Festival, USA
New York Turkish Film Festival, USA
Sarasota Film Festival, USA
Paris Turkish Film Festival, France
London Turkish Film Festival, UK
Copenhagen Kurdish Filmdays, Denmark
Sercavan Kurdish Film Days, Austria
Golden Island Film Festival, Cyprus
Bergamo, Al Cuore dei Conflitti, Italy
Red Tulip FF, the Netherlands
Montenegro Film Festival, Montenegro

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