The 80th Venice International Film Festival recently featured an intriguing and thought-provoking film, Yurt. In our exclusive interview with Nehir Tuna, we delved into the director’s background and the deep influence it had on the making of the aforementioned film. As the writer-director of the project, Tuna shared his deep personal connection to the story,…
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80th Venice International Film Festival: “Yurt” Review
In the year 1996, against the backdrop of Turkey’s escalating tensions between religious and secular ideologies, a poignant and thought-provoking film, Yurt, takes us on a journey through the life of a fourteen-year-old boy named Ahmet (Doga Karakas). Raised in a secular environment, his world is upended when his recently converted father (Tansu Bicer) decides…
80th Venice International Film Festival: “Making Of” Review
Warning: Spoilers ahead. A fantastical orchestral piece plays over a black screen. The opening credits introduce us to Making Of before throwing us into a rain-doused action scene. Without looking at the blurb one might’ve easily assumed this was the movie they were watching, but before too long, a cameraman is angrily pushed away and…
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