''Shadows and Faces'' () is a 2010 Turkish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

, written and directed by

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...

director

Derviş Zaim Derviş Zaim (born Derviş Zaimağaoğlu in 1964) is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for '' Elephants and Grass'' (2000) and ''Dot (2008)''; Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best S ...

, which tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her father, a Karagöz shadow play master, during the beginning of the conflict between Turks and Greeks in Cyprus in 1963. The film, which saw a nationwide general release across Turkey on , premiered in competition at the

47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey which ran from October 9 to 14, 2010. Prizes were awarded in four competitions in the course of the festival, at which 191 films were shown ...

, where it won the Turkish Film Critics Association Award. It is the third and final part of a trilogy of films themed around traditional Turkish arts, which includes '' Waiting for Heaven'' (2006) and ''

Dot A dot is usually a small, round spot. Dot, DoT or DOT may also refer to: Orthography * Full stop or "period", a sentence terminator * Dot (diacritic), a mark above or below a character (e.g. ȧ, ạ, İ, Ċ, ċ, etc.), usually to indicate sou ...

'' (2008).

Cast

Buğra Gülsoy Behiç Buğra Gülsoy (born 22 February 1982) is a Turkish actor, author, screenwriter, director, producer, architect, graphic designer and photographer. Early life Buğra Gülsoy was born on 22 February 1982 in Ankara, Turkey. His mother is ...

as Ahmet *

Settar Tanrıöğen Settar Tanrıöğen (born 22 October 1960) is a Turkish actor. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * 1960 births Living people Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors People from Deniz ...

as Cevdet *

Cihan Tarıman Cihan may refer to: Name Given name *Cihan Alptekin Cihan Alptekin (1947 – 30 March 1972) was a Turkish revolutionary and militant who was a leader in left-wing organisations such as People's Liberation Army of Turkey, and the Revolutionar ...

as Rıza *

Osman Alkaş Osman Alkaş (born 3 November 1955) is a Turkish Cypriot actor. He is one of the founders of Nicosia Municipal Theater and he is still active in this theater. He was involved in the production of ''Torba'', a popular program among the Turkish Cypr ...

as Veli * Popi Avraam as Anna * Konstantin Gavriel as Hristo * Ahmet Karabiber as Dimitri *

Erol Refikoğlu Erol is a Turkish given name or surname meaning "brave". This name is shared by the following people: Given name * Erol Alkan (born 1974), Turkish Cypriot DJ, artist and record producer * Erol Erdal Alkan (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Erol Bek ...

as Karagözcü Salih * Ekrem Yücelten as Arif *

Hazar Ergüçlü Hazar Ergüçlü (; born 11 July 1992) is a Cypriot-Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in television series ''Kuzey Güney, North South'' (2011–2013), Medcezir, ''Ebb and Tide'' (2013–2015), ''The Protector (Turkish TV series), ...

as Ruhsar * Pantelis Antonas as Greek Police Officer *

as Turkish Cypriot Commander

Release

Festival screenings

47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival The 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey which ran from October 9 to 14, 2010. Prizes were awarded in four competitions in the course of the festival, at which 191 films were shown ...

(October 9–14, 2010)

Reception

Awards

(October 14, 2010): Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) Award

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shadows And Faces 2010 drama films 2010 films Films set in Cyprus Films shot in Cyprus Films directed by Derviş Zaim Turkish drama films 2010s Turkish-language films Cyprus problem films Turkish-language drama films