26-09-2010

FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Competition: Envy

By Kerem Akca

    Envy from director Zeki Demirkubuz is a story of lust, loyalty, passion and trust in 1930's Turkey. The film is adapted from an acclaimed novel by Nahid Sırri Orik.

    The film is released on 6 November, 2009, in Turkey after its world premiere of it was in 2009 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival on October 2009, where it received a best female performance award. It drew 28,000 admissions and box office of 273,247 Turkish liras.

    Demirkubuz who is a noted arthouse figure in Turkish cinema for the past 20 years. His works wore seen parallel to Nuri Bilge Ceylan's. His most important films are Innocence, Third Page, Fate and Destiny.

    Envy is a costume drama genre film and is the director's most expensive film to date. It is seen as an unusual departure from his career of making minimalist films.

    Lead actress Berrak Tuzunatac is known from popular films such as Organize Isler and Ejder Kapani as well as from magazine headlines.

    The film a co-production of Demirkubuz's company Mavi Film (www.demirkubuz.com) and Yerli Film.

    Production contact:

    Mavi Film

    Istiklal Cad. No: 140

    Beyoglu/İstanbul

    tel: +90 (533) 431 61 07

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    Credits

    Producer: Zeki Demirkubuz, Zafer Celik

    Director: Zeki Demirkubuz

    Screenwriter: Zeki Demirkubuz

    Cinematographer: Emre Erkmen

    Editor: Zeki Demirkubuz

    Cast

    Berrak Tuzunatac

    Nergis Ozturk

    Serhat Tutumluer

    Hasibe Eren

    Mustafa Uzunyılmaz

    Hatice Aslan

    Serdar Orcin

    Can Anamur