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Geranium
Turkish	Sardunya
Directed by	Cagil Bocut
Written by	Cagil Bocut
Story by	Cagil Bocut
Produced by	Caglar Bocut & Aslı Erdem
Starring	Evren Duyal Zeyno Eracar Ahsen Eroğlu İlayda Elif Elhih Ali Seçkiner Alıcı
Edited by	Mesut Ulutaş
Music by	Cafer Ozan Türkyılmaz
Production company	Kolor
Release date	12 February 2021 (2021-02-12)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

Sardunya (Geranium) is a 2021 film portraying the trials and tribulations of 19-year-old Defne as she spends time with her father in the country following his stroke. The film starring İlayda Elif Elhih as Defne and Ali Seçkiner Alıcı as her father was written and directed by Cagil Bocut; his first feature length film. It was nominated for and won several awards such as at the Istanbul International Film Festival.

Plot

19-year-old Defne is University student in Istanbul. She receives a phone call during her driving exam and learns that her father had a stroke. This leads her to leave Istanbul and return to Urla to live with her father. Both see these difficult times a good opportunity to mend their relationship. Her sick aunt is staying in the same house with Defne and her father as well, which further complicates the situation at the home. Throughout the film, we witness Defne's relationship with her family and the difficulties of the situation that she is in.

Major cast

Awards and nominations

The film also participated in the 2020-2021 Singapore International Film Festival that went from (26 November to 6 December), in the section for first-time and second-time Asian directors, along with 7 other films, and the 22nd International Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival where it won in the category of best cinematography. And the 2nd Izmir International Film and Music Festival.

Production team

References

1. "Sardunya". Box Office Türkiye (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
2. ^ "Sardunya / Geranium". Ankara Film Festivali (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-10-05.
3. "Çağıl Bocut ile Sardunya Üzerine Söyleşi: 'Yoğun Hislerin Telaffuzu'". Altyazı Sinema Dergisi (in Turkish). 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
4. ""SARDUNYA" 12 ŞUBAT'TA MUBI'DE". Sandviç (in Turkish). 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
5. "Sardunya". filmstarts.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-05.
6. "Sardunya Movie/ Film, Drama, Storyline, Trailer, Star Cast, Crew, Box Office Collection". Filmoria. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
7. ^ Gezer, Ekin. "Doğruluğun Gözünden Yanlış: Sardunya". iyikigormusum.com (in Turkish).
8. "sardunya". filmsiniflandirma.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2022-10-05 – via Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
9. "Sardunya filminin kadrosu ve yönetmeni". beyazperde.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-10-05.
10. "Sardunya (2021) Ödüller ve Festivaller". mubi.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
11. "Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
12. "Singapore Festival Unveils Lineup for Hybrid Edition". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
13. "22. ULUSLARARASI FRANKFURT TÜRK FİLM FESTİVALİ'NDE FİNALİSTLER BELLİ OLDU!". Dogus.nl (in Turkish). 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
14. "İzmir Uluslararası Film ve Müzik Festivali Zülfü Livaneli'nin film müzikleri ile başladı". Evrensel (in Turkish). İzmir. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

Further reading

• "Aile içinde bir kurban analojisi" [Analogy of a victim inside the family]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
• "Çağıl Bocut: Katmanlı aile hikayeleri anlatmayı seviyorum" [Cagil Bocut: I like to tell layered family stories]. Akşam (in Turkish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

External links

• Sardunya at IMDb

Trailers

• Box Office Türkiye Trailer on YouTube
• MUBI Trailer on YouTube

• 2021 films
• Turkish drama films
• Films shot in Turkey