Motherland (2015 film)

Motherland (Turkish: Ana Yurdu) is a 2015 Turkish drama by director Senem Tüzen about a divorced, urban woman who goes to her ancestral village in Anatolia to write a book and is confronted by the unwelcomed arrival of her mother. The drama stars Esra Bezen Bilgin, Nihal Koldaş, Fatma Kısa and Semih Aydın.[1]

Motherland
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Directed bySenem Tüzen
Produced byAdam Isenberg
Olena Yershova
Senem Tüzen
Written bySenem Tüzen
StarringEsra Bezen Bilgin
Nihal Koldaş
Fatma Kısa
Semih Aydın
CinematographyVedat Özdemir
Edited byAdam Isenberg
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Production
company
Zela Film
Release date
  • 6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) (30th Venice International Film Critics' Week)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryTurkey, Greece
LanguageTurkish

Tüzen's debut feature premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in the International Film Critics' Week section in September, 2015.[2]

Plot

Accolades

Awards
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result
Venice Film Festival[3] 23 July 2015 Lion of the Future Senem Tüzen Nominated
Warsaw International Film Festival[4] 19 October 2015 FIPRESCI Award Senem Tüzen Won
Warsaw International Film Festival [4] 19 October 2015 NETPAC Award (Best Asian Film) Senem Tüzen Won
Tbilisi Film Festival[5] 10 December 2015 Golden Prometheus (Best Film) Senem Tüzen Won
Asia Pacific Screen Awards[6] 26 November 2015 Best Screenplay Senem Tüzen Won
Asia Pacific Screen Awards[7] 5 October 2015 UNESCO Award Senem Tüzen Nominated
International Adana Film Festival[8] 20 September 2015 SIYAD Best Film (Turkish Film Critics) Senem Tüzen Won
International Adana Film Festival [8] 20 September 2015 Best Screenplay Senem Tüzen Won
International Adana Film Festival [8] 20 September 2015 Best Lead Actress Nihal Koldaş Won
International Adana Film Festival [8] 20 September 2015 Best Cinematography Vedat Özdemir Won
International Adana Film Festival [8] 20 September 2015 FİLM-YÖN Best Director Senem Tüzen Won
Reykjavik International Film Festival[9] 12 September 2015 Golden Puffin Award Senem Tüzen Nominated
Gothenburg Film Festival[10] 12 January 2016 The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award Senem Tüzen Nominated
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