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

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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