A Run for Money
Kaç para kaç
Turkey
1999
100 Min
Color
Turkish
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A large amount of money enters into life of Selim, who is an ordinary man running a small shirt shop, and his wife Ayla. That money also effects their neighbor Nihal, who is a divorced woman living with her mother in a basement, whose only interaction with world is the television. That large amount of money brings a small crime and a big tragedy to their little worlds. There are dreams, there is tragedy, there are smiles and of course there are tensions. —Tokyo International Film Festival
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Reha Erdem
Born in Istanbul in 1960, Reha Erdem graduated from the Cinema Department of Paris 8 University. He obtained his M.A. in Plastic Arts at the same university. He shot his feature debut Oh Moon in 1989, as a French-Turkish co-production. He wrote and directed Run for Money in 1999, Mommy, I’m Scared in 2004, Times and Winds in 2006 (Toronto, Tribeca, Rotterdam), My Only Sunshine in 2008 (Berlinale, Toronto) and Kosmos in 2009 (Berlinale). His latest film Jin is the Opening Film of the Generation 14plus Competition at Berlinale 2013. He also has short films and directed a theater play, Maids (Les Bonnes) by Jean Genet.
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lasttimeisaw
6Aug12
a KVIFF viewing, a 7/10 my review: http://lasttimeisawdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/last-film-i-saw-a-run-for-money/
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By David Hudson on February 28, 2012
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[Last Film I Saw] A Run for Money
By lasttimeisaw on August 6, 2012
English Title: A Run for Money
Original Title: Kaç para kaç
Year: 1999
Country: Turkey
Language: Turkish
Genre: Drama
Director: Reha Erdem
Writer: Reha Erdem
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A tense little thriller which takes the money and runs with it to the end...
By Mutt on November 4, 2010
Up and coming Turkish director and writer Reha Erdem took to the international festival circuit to win wide critical acclaim and a sadly missed opportunity to represent his country at the 73rd Academy… read review
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