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directed by

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. The film is the first instalment of the ''Yusuf Trilogy'', named after the eponymous lead character of the series, which includes ''Milk'' and ''

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'', filmed and released in reverse chronological order. It was shown

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at the 60th Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

Poet Yusuf learns about the death of his mother Zehra and goes back to his hometown, Tire, where he had not been for years. In his mother's house, a young girl, his cousin Ayla, awaits him. Yusuf had not been aware of Ayla, who had been living with his mother for five years. Ayla conveys to Yusuf Zehra's pledge to sacrifice a lamb after her death and tells Yusuf that he has to carry out his mother's wishes. Gradually he succumbs to the memories in the house, and the rhythms of the town, its inhabitants, and the spaces filled with ghosts. Yusuf and Ayla set off for a saint's tomb, a couple of hours away, for the religious sacrifice ceremony that his mother had pledged. Arriving after the herd from which they had planned to purchase a lamb has gone into the mountains to graze, they are forced to spend the night in a hotel by a nearby crater lake. A wedding ceremony held at the hotel brings Yusuf and Ayla closer.

Cast

* Nejat İşler as Yusuf *

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as Ayla *Ufuk Bayraktar as Haluk *

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as woman in the bookstore *Gülçin Santırcıoğlu as Gül *Kaan Karabacak as peasant child *Semra Kaplanoglu as Zehra

Awards

*2007 Valdivia International Film Festival - Best Director, Best Actress *2007

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- Best Actress, Heart of Sarajevo: Best Actress *

2007 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The 44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was held from October 19 to 28 2007 in Antalya, Turkey. Awards were presented in the 44th Antalya Golden Orange Festival in 20 categories of three competition divisions and in the 3rd Eurasia Film F ...

- Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Camera Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Behlül Dal Digitürk Jury Special Award for Young Talent, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Picture * 2007 World Film Festival of Bangkok - Best Director (Harvest of Talents competition) *2008

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- Golden Tulip, Radikal People's Choice Award *

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- Best Director

References

External links

*
Golden Orange at TURSAK

Kaplan Film
{{GoldenOrangeJurySpecialAwardBehlulDal 2007 drama films 2007 films Greek drama films Films set in İzmir Films shot in İzmir Films directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu Golden Orange Award for Best Film winners Turkish drama films 2000s Turkish-language films