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INNOCENCE
Turkey 1997 105 35mm Color
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Film description
Yusuf has just been released from prison, after serving a ten-year sentence. Having nowhere else to go, he decides to go to his sister’s house in Izmir. Once there, he checks into a cheap hotel, where he meets Ugur, a night club singer, and Bekir, her pimp and lover. Ugur is raising a small child, and we also learn that she is keeping a secret concerning someone in prison. Yusuf soon becomes entangled in a romantic triangle. When Bekir dies, Yusuf takes his place, looking after Ugur and her child. One day, Ugur disappears, and Yusuf starts searching for her, going from one town to the next, along with the child. Innocence is about people under pressure, who are driven to destruction in their effort to defend their principles, their beliefs, and their human values.
Awards:
Best FilmIstanbul IFF 1998, Turkey
Grand Prize, Best Actor – Premiers Plans Festival D’Angers 1998, France
Grand Prize – Films from the South FF 1998, Norway
Audience Award – Innsbruck FF 1998, Austria
Jury Special Award, Best Actor, Best Actress – Ankara FF 1998, Turkey
Best Film, Best Director,Best Script, Best Actor, Best Actress – Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards 1998, Turkey
i There are no scheduled screenings.
