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Toss-Up
''Toss-Up'' ( tr, Yazı Tura) is a 2004 Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Uğur Yücel, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Olgun Şimşek as two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival including the Golden Orange for Best Film. Plot Two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. Cevher (nicknamed "the Ghost") has lost his hearing while Rıdvan (nicknamed "the Devil") has lost a leg. Both are emotionally and physically scarred and find difficulties in adjusting to normal civilian life. Cast * Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (Cevher) * Olgun Şimşek (Rıdvan) * Bahri Beyat (Cemil Sandalcılar / Father Cemil) * Engin Günaydın (Sencer) * Seda Akman (Nazan) * Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı (Teoman) * Erkan Can (Firuz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ValdÃs Óskarsdóttir
ValdÃs Óskarsdóttir (born 1949 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an Icelandic film editor, whose work includes ''The Celebration'', '' Les Misérables'', '' Finding Forrester'' and ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''. She received multiple awards in early 2005 for her work on ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''. In addition, she has twice won the Danish Film Academy's Robert Award for Best Editing. '' Sveitabrúðkaup'' ( en, Country Wedding), her directorial debut, premiered in Iceland in August 2008. Filmography ValdÃs was the primary editor on the following films, unless noted otherwise. *'' Remote Control (Sódóma ReykjavÃk)'' (1992) *''The Biggest Heroes (De største helte)'' (1996) *''Dream Hunters (DraumadÃsir)'' (1996) *''The Last Viking (Den sidste viking)'' (1997) *''The Dance (Dansinn)'' (1998) *''The Celebration (Festen)'' (1998) *'' Les Misérables'' (1998) (additional editor) *'' Julien Donkey-Boy'' (1999) *'' Mifune's Last Song (Mifunes sidste sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Settar Tanrıöğen
Settar Tanrıöğen (born 15 July 1962) is a Turkish actor. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * 1962 births Living people Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors People from Denizli {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defne Kayalar
Defne Kayalar (born 7 May 1975) is a Turkish actress. She is best known to international audiences for her role in the 2020 Netflix series '' Ethos''. Life and career Kayalar is a graduate of the Graphics Department of Bilkent University in Ankara. She later worked as an assistant in the Department of Cinema and Television at Istanbul Bilgi University. In 2003, Kayalar produced the series ''Alacakaranlık'' with Uğur Yücel and in 2004, she co-produced the film ''Toss-Up''. In 2013, she was a regular in the series ''20 Dakika ''20 Dakika'' ("20 Minutes") is a Turkish television drama series broadcast on Star TV (Turkey), Star TV. This story talks about a beautiful family. A father, mother, daughter and a son that lived together in happiness and peace. One day, the po ...'', and the following year, she had a recurring role in the teen drama '' Medcezir''. The same year, she married Ali Bilgin, the show's director. In 2015, she appeared in the Bilgin-directed film ''Deliba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engin Günaydın
Engin Günaydın (born 29 January 1972) is a Turkish actor and comedian. Biography Günaydın was born in Erbaa, Tokat Province. He began his university studies at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar Sinan University from where he graduated in theatre. In 1997, he had a small role in ''Otogargara'' which caused him to be cast in the television series ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' where he played Zabıta İrfan. Later he acted in ''Aşkım Aşkım'' with Mehmet Ali Erbil and Emel Sayın. In 2001, he acted in Zeki Demirkubuz's film ''Yazgı'' for which he received the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Ankara Film Festival. In 2004, he began doing sketches on Okan Bayülgen's show. In 2005, he accepted an offer from Gülse Birsel and joined the cast of the sitcom '' Avrupa Yakası'' as Burhan Altıntop, his most famous role. In 2009, he wrote the screenplay of and starred in ''Vavien'' directed by the Taylan Brothers. For this, he won a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkan Can
Erkan Can (born 1 November 1958) is a Turkish film and theatre actor, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' On Board'' and '' Takva: A Man's Fear of God'', and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor for ''Takva: A Man's Fear of God''. Biography Erkan Can began acting in 1974 at the age of 16 with the local Bursa State Theater and took acting classes at the Industrial Vocational High School. From 1982 to 1984 he undertook his compulsory military service. In 1985 he entered the theatre department of the Istanbul State Conservatory and made his first screen appearance, alongside Kemal Sunal, in ''Davacı'' (1986) directed by Zeki Ökten before graduating in 1990. From 1991 to 1992 he performed with the Bakirkoy Municipal Theatre. He had his first major roles in the television series ''Mahallenin Muhtarlari'' (1992) and ''Yalancı'' (1993) for TRT. He had a minor appearance in ''Sokaktaki Adam'' (1995), directed by Bike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haldun Boysan
Haldun Boysan (6 July 1958 – 31 August 2020) was a Turkish actor. One of his most notable works was in '' Valley of the Wolves'' as Tombalacı Mehmet. Death Boysan died of heart attack on 31 August 2020 in his hotel room in Ürgüp district of Nevşehir at age of 62, during his stay in the city for the shooting of ''Maria ile Mustafa''. He was buried at Karşıyaka Cemetery The Karşıyaka Cemetery ( tr, Karşıyaka Mezarlığı) is a modern burial ground located at İvedik neighborhood in Yenimahalle district of Ankara, Turkey. Administered by the Metropolitan Municipality, it is the biggest cemetery in Ankara. Ma ... in Ankara. Selected filmography References External links * 1958 births 2020 deaths People from Ankara Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Burials at Karşıyaka Cemetery, Ankara {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı
Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı (born 18 October 1971) is an Argentine-Turkish actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2004. Selected filmography References External links * 1971 births Living people Turkish male film actors Argentine male film actors Argentine people of Turkish descent Turkish people of Argentine descent {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levent Can
Levent is a neighbourhood and one of the main business districts of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It is a part of the municipality of Beşiktaş and is situated to the north of the Golden Horn, at the western shore of the Bosphorus strait. Levent, together with nearby Maslak, is one of the main business districts on the European side of the city, where numerous skyscraper projects are currently under construction or in the planning phase. One of the modern skyline clusters of the city is located here, hidden behind the hills of the Bosphorus and not disturbing the atmosphere of the Constantinople, historical peninsula of Istanbul, which is at quite a distance. The tallest skyscraper in Levent is the 54-floor Istanbul Sapphire, which has a roof height of 238 metres (261 metres including its spire). It was Istanbul's and Turkey's tallest skyscraper between 2010 and 2016 — as of 2020, it is the 4th tallest skyscraper in Istanbul and Turkey, behin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åžinasi Yurtsever
Şinasi is the Turkish spelling of the Persian name (شناسی), also transliterated as ''Shinasi''. Today, it is commonly used as a male given name. Given name * İbrahim Şinasi İbrahim Şinasi (5 August 1826 – 13 September 1871) was a pioneering Ottoman intellectual, author, journalist, translator, playwright, and newspaper editor. He was the innovator of several fields: he wrote one of the earliest examples of an Ot ... (1826–1871), Ottoman author, playwright, and journalist * Şinasi Bozatlı (born 1962), Turkish painter and sculptor Surname * Morris Schinasi (1855–1928), American tobacco industrialist of Ottoman origin * Altina Schinasi (1907–1999), American artist, entrepreneur, and inventor, daughter of Morris Places * Şinasi Sahnesi, theatre in Ankara, Turkey, named after İbrahim Şinasi {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinasi Turkish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ülkü Duru
Ülkü (literally: "ideal") is a Turkish surname and a unisex given name and may refer to: ;Given name * Ülkü Adatepe (1932–2012), youngest adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk * Ülkü Azrak (1933–2020), Turkish lawyer * Ülkü Tamer (1937-2018), Turkish poet * Ülkü Uludoğan (born 1940), Turkish artist ;Surname * Mehmet Ülkü (1877–1946), Turkish businessman and politician * Semra Ülkü, Turkish educator See also * ''Ülkü (magazine) ''Ülkü'' (Turkish: ''The Ideal'') was a magazine which existed between 1933 and 1950 and which was one of seventy-five official media outlets of the People's Houses, cultural institutions started in 1932 as an enlightenment project. The title ...'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulku Turkish-language surnames Turkish unisex given names Surnames from nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uğur Yücel
Uğur Yücel (born 26 May 1957) is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı Tiyatro Bölümü). He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theatre), Tef Kabare Theatre, Dormen Theatre, and Şan Müzikholü. He was noticed for his roles in ''Selamsız Bandosu'' (1987) and ''Muhsin Bey'' (1987), then gained mainstream success when he took part in ''Eşkıya'' (1996). Filmography Actor * 1984 – ''Fahriye Abla'' * 1985 – ''Aşık Oldum'' * 1986 – ''Teyzem'' * 1986 – ''Milyarder'' * 1987 – ''Selamsız Bandosu'' * 1987 – ''Muhsin Bey'' * 1988 – '' Arabesk'' * 1994 – ''Aziz Ahmet'' * 1996 – ''Eşkıya'' * 2000 – ''Balalayka'' * 2001 – ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar'' * 2003 – ''Alacakaranlık'' * 2005 – ''Hırsız Polis'' * 2008 – ''New York, I Love You'' * 2008 – ''Canım Ailem'' * 2009 – '' Soul Kitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most important film festival in Turkey. Since 2009, the event, which takes place in the autumn months at the Antalya Cultural Center (Antalya Kültür Merkezi, AKM), has been organised solely by the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (Antalya Kültür Sanat Vakfı, AKSAV) and has included an international section within the main body of the festival. History Cultural activities like concerts and theatre plays, which started to take place in the 1950s at the historical Aspendos Amphitheatre, formed the cornerstone of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival of today. These events held in the summer months under the honorary patronage of Dr. Avni Tolunay, found ever increasing interest from people and became traditional at the beginning of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
