8 Months
Synopsis
Halit, about sixty, is a retired man who lives in a village on the outskirts of Ordu. His life is given rhythm by the weekly calls from his son who is doing his military service in a dangerous area of Turkey.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Quadrangle Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : oriGine films
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Hüseyin Aydin Gürsoy
- Screenwriter : Hüseyin Aydin Gürsoy
- Director of Photography : Safak Türkel
- Music Composer : Emre Kesim
- Assistant Director : Burak Altun
- Editor : Ece Irmak Albayrak
- Sound Recordist : Emre Kesim
- Costume designer : Coşku Türkel
- Production Manager : Hüseyin Aydin Gürsoy
- Sound Editor : Emre Kesim
- Continuity supervisor : Sükrü Özyurt
- Production Designer : Coşku Türkel
- Special Effects : Özgür Can Alkan
- Sound Mixer : Emre Kesim
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, Society, Ageing
- Production language : Turkish
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2013
- Runtime : 19 min 45 seconds
- Visa number : 139.155
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (6)
Awards (2)
Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival
France, 2014
Prix Unifrance compétition internationale
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