Albüm

dir. Mehmet Can Mertoğlu, feature, 104 min, 2016

 

Synopsis: An earnest provincial couple goes to great lengths to create a photo album of a fake pregnancy as eventual proof of a biological tie to their adopted baby... A satirical first feature.

 

Produced by Yoel Meranda & Eytan İpeker
World Sales: Match Factory

French Distribution: Le Pacte

Co-produced by ARTE France Cinéma, Cedomir Kolar, Danis Tanović (France), Călin Peter Netzer (Romania)

Supported by Eurimages, Romanian Film Center, Turkish Ministry of Culture, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

 

Reviews:

Variety •  Cineuropa • Slant Magazine • Les Inrocks(French) • Habertürk (Turkish) • T24 (Turkish)

 

Awards:

Cannes Film Festival -  Critics Week: Prix Révélation France4 

Jerusalem Film Fest - Best International First Feature

Sarajevo Film Festival - Best Feature Film, Cineuropa Award

CICAE Award 13th Sevilla Film Festival (New Waves Section) - Special Award

Piran Film Festival - Best First Feature

Belgrade Auteur Film Fest - Special Prize