Turquoise (Turkish: Turkuaze; Dutch: Turquaze) is a 2009 Belgian-Turkish drama film written and directed by Kadir Balcı about the identity crisis experienced by three Turkish brothers who return to the Belgian city of Ghent after they bury their father in Istanbul. The film, which went on nationwide release across Belgium on 29 September 2010 (2010-09-29), was selected for the 16th London Turkish Film Festival.[1]

Turquoise
Theatrical Poster
Directed byKadir Balcı
Written byKadir Balcı
Produced byDirk Impens
Gülin Üstün
StarringBurak Balcı
Charlotte Vandermeersch
Nihat Alptuğ Altınkaya
Tilbe Saran
Sinan Vanden Eynde
Hilal Sönmez
CinematographyRuben Impens
Edited byNico Leunen
Music byBert Ostyn
Production
company
MMG Film & TV Production
Distributed byMMG Film & TV Production
Release date
  • 6 November 2009 (2009-11-06)
CountriesBelgium
Turkey
LanguagesDutch
Turkish

Production

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The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey and Ghent, Belgium.

Release

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General release

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The film opened on general release in 9 screens across Belgium on 6 November 2009 (2009-11-06) at number twelve in the national box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$63,177.[2]

Festival screenings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Turkish-Belgian film to hit theaters". Hüriyet Daily News. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Turquaze". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Turquoise / Turkuaz". LTFF. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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