A Few Brave People

A Few Brave People chronicles the extraordinary struggle of the Black Sea locals to protect their rivers and their livelihood from a government that is keen to sell them to private corporations.The people of Findikli, Ikizdere and Senoz, three valleys in the Black Sea region, cannot make sense of the fact that their rivers are to be rented out to private companies to exploit for the next 49 years. The authorities tell them that this is a must, necessary for Turkey’s development and energy independence. Trees are cut, massive water pipes are laid and as the river goes quiet, it is as if the locals in Senoz slowly begin to expire. In Ikizdere, there are those who believe the dams will mean more employment, and then there are those who are determined to resist this brutal intervention into their lives. Aware of what happened in Senoz and Ikizdere, people in Findikli begin a determined campaign against the state and its corporations. Over the course of three years, this film follows a few brave people who decide to struggle not only for their own sakes, but also for generations to come.
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Script: Ruya Arzu Koksal
Cinematography: Aydin Kudu
Editing: Devrim Akteke
Sound: Devrim Akteke
Music: Hikmet Akcicek, Mustafa Biber
Production: Turkishmoon,Turkey
Producers: Ruya Arzu Koksal
Format: DigiΒeta Color
Production Country: Turkey
Production Year: 2011
Duration: 87
Contact: Turkishmoon Films, Turkey Ruya Arzu Koksal T. +90 212 327 2213 F. +90 212 327 2433 ruya@turkishmoon.com www.turkishmoon.com

Ruya Arzu Koksal

Filmography

2006 Yollar Cimen Bagladi/Forsaken Paths (short)
2007 Eski Foca’da Yeni Hayat/New Life in Old Foca (short)
2008 Son Kumsal/The Shore (short)
2010 Ordu’da Bir Argonot/An Argonaut in Ordu
2011 Bir Avuc Cesur Insan/A Few Brave People