The film, which would not be found odd by those who are familiar with Onur Ünlü’s sense of cinema via his previous films, brings an absurd story on screen, subtly making fun of all the institutions and situations included in the film. A Professor of Constitution Law, Celal Tan, loved and looked up to by his family and those around him, gets married to his young student whose life he saved, following the death of his first wife. His family organises a surprise birthday party for his 65th birthday. However, the events before the party would change the lives of all family members. –IKSV
Onur Ünlü was born in İzmit in 1973. After graduating from Anadolu University School of Communication Sciences, he went onto complete his Master’s degree at Marmara University School of Communication Sciences. Since 1997 he has realized many projects as screenwriter, copywriter, producer and director. His full length feature film Police (2007), which he wrote and directed, tells the story of Musa Rami’s turbulent life as a homicide detective who is at the peak of his career, was shown at numerous festivals, among them the Moscow Film Festival. In 2008, he wrote and directed two fantastic genre films, The Kid and The Son of the Sun. He won awards from the Antalya Golden Orange and the Adana Golden Boll Film Festivals and the Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) for his 2009 film Five Cities that tells “the tragic story of a group of people.” In the same year, he wrote the script and co-produced Love, Bitter. He is the writer and director of the TV show Leyla and Mecnun. His most… read more
