{mosimage}Simurgh is the story of six real characters (political prisoners) who participated in death fasts in order to protest the F-type cell system in 1996 in prisons of Turkey. After 69 days on their death fast, they came down with the illness known as Wernicke Korsakoff.
The film is produced by Simurg Film Yapim (www.simurgyapim.com) which is a six-year-old year company founded by the director.
Karadag who is known for his commercials and for his documentaries in the field.
Production contact:
Simurg Film Yapim
Gumussuyu Mah. Bolahenk Sok
No:2/9 Beyoglu / Istanbul
TURKEY
Tel: +90 312 466 81 47
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Producer: Ruhi Karadag
Director: Ruhi Karadag
Screenplay: Ruhi Karadag
Cinematography: Ruhi Karadag, Musta Albag, Ferit Cetinkaya
Editing: Emrullah Hekim, Erkan Tekemen
Cast
Ali Ekber Akkaya, Çiğdem Kazan, Refik Ünal, Hüseyin Muharrem Gündüz, Delil İldan, Cafer Gürbüz, Gülsuman Duman Dönmez, Şenay Hanoğlu
Sponsored by Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
