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GIRLS – (Iki Genc Kiz)
Color, 107 min, 2005, Drama; Turkey
In Turkish with English sub-titles
Written and Directed by: Kutluğ Ataman
Producer: Gülen Güler
Production Company: Yalan Dünya
Based on a book by: Perihan Mağden
Cinematographer: Emre Erkmen
Editors: Zeynep Zilelioglu, Aziz Imamoglu, Lew Q
Music: Replikas, with additional music by Nazan Öncel,
Kibariye, Aylin Aslım, Baba Zula
Cast: Hülya Avsar, Feride Çetin, Vildan Atasever
Two teenage girls hook up in contemporary Istanbul. Bubbly
blonde Handan loves patrolling the shopping malls and has a
love-hate relationship with her mom, Leman, who also likes
expensive clothes. Although Leman is willing to turn tricks
to raise Handan's college fees, she's otherwise hopeless
with both men and money. Behiye, meanwhile, is an angry and
defiant university student with little interest in
education. She despises her conservative parents and her
abusive older brother. When a mutual friend introduces
Behiye to Handan they immediately hit it off, and despite
the differences in their backgrounds they embark on an
intense relationship and, with it, a secret plan to escape
their dysfunctional families.
Awards
Golden Orange, Best Actress (Vildan Atasever), Antalya
Golden Orange Film Festival, 2005
Golden Orange, Best Cinematography (Emre Erkmen), Antalya
Golden Orange Film Festival, 2005
Golden Orange, Best Director (Kutlug Ataman), Antalya Golden
Orange Film Festival, 2005
Golden Tulip, Best Director (Kutlug Ataman), Istanbul
International Film Festival, 2006
Director Kutlug Ataman
Born in Istanbul in 1961, Kutlug Ataman graduated in drama
and film from the University of California in Los Angeles,
in 1988. He worked for several years in Turkey and in
Germany, then moved to London in 1999. His video
installations have been displayed at museums in New York and
across Europe.
Filmography
The Serpent’s Tale, feature, 1993
Lola and Bilidikid, feature, 1998
The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read, experimental documentary,
2002
DVD Source:
Ugur Dervish
Barbarfilm
Kamer hatun mah.
Hammalbasi cad., parma apt. no.62/5
Galatasaray – Istanbul 34435 - Turkey
tel. 90 212 244 5159
fax. 90 212 244 9982
ugurdervish@barbarfilm.com
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