Synopse
Out of work and freshly divorced, Selim returns to his home town of Izmir. He refuses to make plans for the future and roams around aimlessly. Wherever he goes, he is confronted by the past: in his family and with former classmates, he meets an ex-girlfriend and an old acquaintance from his days in the army. When after an accident in the harbour a caustic stench pervades the town, many of the inhabitants leave. Selim stays – and recognizes ever more clearly what opportunities life has to offer. The Gulf can be seen as a parable on the current situation in Turkish society and asks the question how much hope is left for individuals in a world of ever-present apocalyptic scenarios.
Regie
EMRE YEKSAN (*1981) studied film sciences at the Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul and at the Sorbonne in Paris. He worked as a producer in Paris and in 2008 moved back to Istanbul. The Gulf is his directorial debut.
Info
Original Title: Körfez
International Title: The Gulf
Category: Feature
Section: Freihafen
Version & Subtitles: Turkish OV with English subtitles
Director: Emre Yeksan
Screenplay: Emre Yeksan, Ahmet Büke
Cast/Protagonists: Ulaş Tuna Astepe, Ahmet Melih Yılmaz, Serpil Gül, Müfit Kayacan, Merve Dizdar
Production country: Greece, Turkey, Germany
Year of Production: 2017
Length: 114 min
Producer: Dirk Engelhardt, Maria Drandaki, Annamaria Aslanoglu, C. Asli Filiz, Anna Maria Aslanoglu, Asli Filiz
Production company: istos film, Bir Film, Kundschafter Filmproduktion GmbH, Homemade Films
Cinematography: Jakub Giza
Editor: Selda Taşkın
Music: Ekin Fil
Production Design: Serdar Yilmaz
