Shadows and Faces (2010)
- Original title
- Gölgeler ve Suretler
- Directed by
- Derviş Zaim
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Turkey
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1963 Cyprus, a young girl gets separated from her father, a shadow play master, during the conflict between Turks and Greeks. She tries to find him as the violence grows around them.
melancholicintimateslow-burngroundedvisually richheartfeltquietly tensenostalgic
What happens
Shadows and Faces (Turkish: Gölgeler ve Suretler) is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Turkish Cypriot director Derviş Zaim, which tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her father, a Karagöz shadow play master, during the beginning of the conflict between Turks and Greeks in Cyprus in 1963. The film, which saw a nationwide general release across Turkey on March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11), premiered in competition at the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where it won the Turkish Film Critics Association Award. It is the third and final part of a trilogy of films themed around traditional Turkish arts, which includes Waiting for Heaven (2006) and Dot (2008). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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