Brought by the Sea explained

Brought by the Sea
Director:Nesli Çölgeçen
Producer:Ömer Can
Berna Akpınar
Starring:Onur Saylak
Jordan Deniz Boyner
Ahu Türkpençe
Sümer Tilmaç
Music:Kemal Sahir Gürel
İrşad Aydın
Erdal Güney
Ayşe Önder
Cinematography:Aydın Sarıoğlu
Editing:Ahmet Can Çakırca
Runtime:107 minutes
Country:Turkey
Language:Turkish
Gross:US$38,949

Brought by the Sea (Turkish: Denizden Gelen) is a 2010 Turkish drama film, directed by Nesli Çölgeçen, about an ex-cop who accidentally kills an African immigrant and retreats with a guilty conscience back to his hometown. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on, has been shown at International film festivals in Istanbul, Moscow and Adana, where it won the Grand Jury "Yılmaz Güney" Best Picture prize.[1] [2]

Production

The film was shot on location in the Aegean towns of Ortaca, Dalyan and Dalaman, Turkey.

Synopsis

Halil (Onur Saylak) is a cop who accidentally kills an African illegal immigrant; he resigns and retires with a guilty conscience back to his hometown. Jordan (Jordan Deniz Boyner) is a five-year-old boy from Ghana whose mother is killed in an accident in Dalyan as they try to cross illegally to Greece. When Halil finds Jordan, their destinies intersect.

Release

General release

The film opened on general release in 34 screens across Turkey on at number 25 in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$8,790.[3]

Festival screenings

Reception

Box office

The film was in the Turkish box office charts for ten weeks and has made a total gross of US$38,949.

Reviews

Emine Yıdırım, writing in Today's Zaman, says this is, "a film which aims to say a lot", and, "indeed underlines the dire situation of the thousands of refugees that try to cross the borders of Turkey and Greece", but, "while achieving some of its ambitions, specifically those of the political and worldly context, Brought by the Sea unfortunately disappoints on some very crucial emotional points."[8]

Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: This week in theaters . . 2010-04-17 . 2010-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100419233124/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-207631-this-week-in-theaters.html# . 2010-04-19 . dead .
  2. Web site: Turkish film to be premiered in Moscow . . 2010-05-16 . 2010-08-10 .
  3. Web site: Denizden Gelen . Box Office Mojo . 2010-08-10 .
  4. Web site: BROUGHT BY THE SEA / DENİZDEN GELEN . IIFF . 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100713041111/http://www.iksv.org/film/english/program.asp?Content=Film&SID=5&FID=27 . 2010-07-13 .
  5. Web site: İstanbul Film Festival -- Oh yes, it's finally that time of the year! . Emine . Yıdırım . . 2010-04-04 . 2010-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080652/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-187182-emerging-directors-dominate-golden-orange-competition.html# . 2014-04-29 . dead .
  6. Web site: BROUGHT BY THE SEA / DENİZDEN GELEN . MIFF . 2010-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100905152511/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff32/eng/films/?id=8 . 2010-09-05 .
  7. Web site: BROUGHT BY THE SEA / DENİZDEN GELEN . AKFF . 2010-09-27 .
  8. Web site: 'Brought by the Sea' a disappointing take on the plight of refugees . Emine . Yıdırım . . 2010-04-22 . 2010-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100425054212/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-208108-brought-by-the-sea-a-disappointing-take-on-the-plight-of-refugees.html# . 2010-04-25 . dead .
  9. Web site: Turkey's Golden Boll film festival draws to a close . . 2010-09-26 . 2010-09-24 .