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MEN ON THE BRIDGE

by Asli Özge

synopsis

Three protagonists, whose lives barely intersect, all work around the Bosphorus Bridge, which connects Europe with Asia. Teenage Fikret sells flowers illegally to motorists and later tries to get a real job in a restaurant, but his slacker attitude gets him fired; lonesome cop Murat uses the Internet to find a girlfriend; and then there is Umut, who tries to find a bigger apartment to satisfy his young wife Cemile, whose ambitions are way beyond their income and put a strain on the marriage.

international title: Men on the Bridge
original title: Köprüdekiler
country: Germany, Netherlands, Turkey
year: 2009
genre: fiction
directed by: Asli Özge
film run: 87'
release date: DE 22/07/2010, NL 06/01/2011, UK 28/01/2011
screenplay: Asli Özge
cast: Fikret Portakal, Murat Tokgöz, Umut Ilker, Cemile Ilker
cinematography by: Emre Erkmen
film editing: Vessela Martschewski, Aylin Tinel, Christof Schertenleib
producer: Fabian Massah, Mete Gümürhan, Sevil Demirci
production: Endorphine Production, Kaliber Film
backing: Turkish Ministry of Culture
distributor: Farbfilm Verleih GmbH, Contact Film Cinematheek, Lionsgate

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