Motherland (2015 film)

Motherland
Directed by Senem Tüzen
Produced by Adam Isenberg
Olena Yershova
Senem Tüzen
Written by Senem Tüzen
Starring Esra Bezen Bilgin
Nihal Koldaş
Fatma Kısa
Semih Aydın
Cinematography Vedat Özdemir
Edited by Adam Isenberg
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Production
company
Zela Film
Release dates
  • 6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) (30th Venice International Film Critics' Week)
Running time
98 minutes
Country Turkey, Greece
Language Turkish

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]

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

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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