Ugly Duckling
Original title: "Biryareke Zor"
Directed by
Ender Özkahraman was born in 1969. He graduated from the Istanbul Mimar Sinan University Department of Graphic Arts. For many years, he worked as a graphic novelist. The graphic novels he wrote and illustrated were published in the humour magazine LeMan under the title “Orası Öyküleri / Stories of That Region”. His work in this series has been anthologized in five published volumes. The script titled “Hayatın Tuzu / The Salt of Life” he wrote in 2009 was made into film by director Murat Düzgünoğlu.
Cinematography by
Ercan Yılmaz
Edited by
Ümit Kıvanç
Music by
Ruşen Alkar
Main cast
Şükran Aktı, Kemal Seven, Feyyaz Duman
Color: colored, Running time: 90, Format: DCP, Countries: Turkey, Languages: Kurdish, Turkish
Producer(s)
Production company(s)
Pero Film
Awards
54th Antalya FF Behlul Dal Young Talent Prize, 6th Duhok FF Best Actress, 23th Nürnberg FF Special Jury Prize
Co-producer(s)
Mehmet Aktaş
Sales agent
Abus Film
Festivals
54th Antalya International FF, 29th Ankara FF, 6th Duhok FF, 23th Nürnberg Turkish-Germany FF
Synopsis
Eylem is a young woman. She lives in a small Kurdish town and works at a rug workshop. She thinks her nose is too large, and dreams of having cosmetic surgery. However, one of her brothers has joined the political organization, and many others from the same town have died in clashes. Will Eylem manage to find a way out of this challenging dilemma?
