There (film)

(Redirected from Orada)

There (Turkish: Orada) is a 2009 Turkish drama film written, produced and directed by Hakkı Kurtuluş and Melik Saraçoğlu, which follows 24 hours in the life of a troubled family. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25), has been screened at numerous international film festivals.[2]

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Directed byHakkı Kurtuluş
Melik Saraçoğlu
Written byHakkı Kurtuluş
Melik Saraçoğlu
Produced byHakkı Kurtuluş
Melik Saraçoğlu
StarringDolunay Soysert
Sinan Tuzcu
Erol Günaydın
CinematographyEyüp Boz
Edited byÇiçek Kahraman
Music byAlper Maral
Production
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Distributed byÖzen Film
Release date
  • December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
Box office$12,858[1]

Plot

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When the matriarch of an Istanbul family dies in a home for the elderly, the son and the daughter bury their mother and set off to find their father, a recluse in the family house on one of the Princes' Islands. As the three members of the family come together, it turns into a day of painful confrontations.

Release

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Premiere

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The film had its world premiere on October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09) in competition at the 36th Film Fest Ghent.[3]

General release

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The film opened in 10 screens across Turkey on December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25) at number twenty-three in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $4,007.[1]

Festival screenings

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Reception

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Box Office

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The film has made a total gross of $12,858.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Orada". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. ^ Güler, Emrah (2010-03-12). "Up-and-coming Turkish movies screen in Ankara". Hürriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  3. ^ "Turkish films compete at Ghent Int'l Film Festival". Hürriyet Daily News. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
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