Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor.
Mehmet Emin Toprak | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1974 Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey |
| Died | 2 December 2002 (aged 28) Çan, Çanakkale, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1997–2002 |
| Relatives | Nuri Bilge Ceylan (cousin) |
Toprak starred in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Uzak.[1] He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival near the town of Çan, at the age of 28.[2]
A few weeks after the accident, the film Uzak was shown at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, where Toprak was posthumously awarded Best Actor.[3]
Personal life
editToprak collaborated with his cousin Nuri Bilge Ceylan in his films. He had been married for five months at the time of his death.[2][4]
Filmography
edit- Kasaba (The Small Town, 1997)
- Mayıs Sıkıntısı (Clouds of May, 1999)
- Uzak (Distant, 2002)
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Turkish Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Mayıs Sıkıntısı | Nominated |
| 2002 | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Uzak | Won[5] |
| Turkish Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Nominated[6] | ||
| 2003 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | Won[7] | |
| 2004 | Singapore International Film Festival | Best Actor | Won[8] |
References
edit- ^ "Critic Reviews for Distant". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b Gibbons, Fiachra (6 May 2004). "Death in Yenice". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (5 September 2003). "Tragic twist denies young star triumph in Venice". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Bize 'Uzak', dünyaya yakın" ['Distant' from us, close to the earth]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 27 May 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ 39. Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali (1-5 Ekim 2002). Antalya: Antalya Kültür Sanat Vakfı Yayınları. 2002.
- ^ SİYAD'ın ödül adayları belli oldu. Hürriyet. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Cannes winners in full". BBC News. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "2004: SGIFF 17". Singapore International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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