Funded by
Faruk
Faruk, a man in his 90s, becomes the central character of his daughter’s film about the impending demolition of his block of flats in Istanbul. Simultaneously, Faruk attends building management meetings, hoping to delay the demolition process of the building he has been living in for decades. Gradually reality and fiction intertwine and the line between the two starts to blur.
Shot in authentic locations and based on real characters and events, Asli Özge’s new film offers a unique and intimate look at the life of an elderly man in the bustling city of Istanbul exploring not only the implications of gentrification but also the complexities of a father-daughter relationship.
Berlin International Film Festival
2024 | Winner: FIPRESCI Prize - Panorama
Istanbul Film Festival
2024 | Official Selection
Chicago International Film Festival
2024 | Official Selection
Zurich Film Festival
2024 | Official Selection
Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival
2024 | Winner: Best Actor
Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival
2024 | Winner: Best Film (Critics Choice)
Midnight Sun Film Festival
2024 | Official Selection
Cinehill Film Festival
2024 | Official Selection
Writer-Director
Aslı Özge
Producers
Aslı Özge, Seyhan Kaya,
Jean-Christophe Simon,
Michael Reuter
Director of Photography
Emre Erkmen
Editor
Andreas Samland, Aslı Özge
Music by
Karim Sebastian Elias
Casting by
Ezgi Baltaş
Sound Designer
Joe de-Vine
Sound Re-recording Mixer
Dan Johnson
Trailer:
ASLI ÖZGE
Writer & Director
Aslı Özge is born in Istanbul and based in Berlin. She made her feature debut in 2009 with the acclaimed drama Men on the Bridge, which premiered at Locarno and Toronto Film Festivals and won many awards including Best Film Award at the Istanbul Film Festival. Özge wrote and directed Lifelong (2013) and the German- language All of a Sudden (2016), both of which premiered at Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama; the latter feature won both Europa Cinemas Special Label and Fipresci Awards. In 2023 her film Black Box opened New German Cinema section at Munich Festival and won Best Screenplay Award at Rome Festival. Her most recent film Faruk (2024) will make its premiere at Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama, which will be her third visit at this section.