Dormitory (film)
2023 Turkish film
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Dormitory (Turkish: Yurt) is a 2023 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Nehir Tuna, at his feature film debut.
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| Directed by | Nehir Tuna |
| Screenplay by | Nehir Tuna |
| Starring | Doğa Karakaş |
| Cinematography | Florent Herry |
| Edited by | Ayris Alptekin |
| Music by | Avi Medina |
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| Countries | Turkey Germany France |
| Language | Turkish |
The film premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Horizons sidebar.
Plot
Cast
- Doğa Karakaş as Ahmet
- Can Bartu Aslan as Hakan
- Ozan Çelik as Yakup
- Tansu Biçer as the father
- Didem Ellialti as the mother
Production
For the film, Nehir Tuna drew on his own experience attending a religious boarding school for five years.[1] The film is a sequel of his award-winning short film The Shoes,[2] and is a co-production by Turkish company TN Yapım, German Red Balloon Film GmbH, and French Ciné-Sud Promotion, with support from the Sundance Fellowship for Production and Development.[3] Filming took place in Izmir, in the Aegean Region of Turkey, between 2019 and 2022.[4]
Release
The film Horizons section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[1] The film was also screened at the 2023 Marrakech International Film Festival, where Doğa Karakaş was awarded best actor.[5]
Reception
The film was described as 'a pleasant surprise, offering the paradoxical story of a teenager caught between religious tensions and explosions of testosterone.'[6]
