- At home I was raised and learned the traditions from my grandmother, mother and father. The topic of 1915 was never confronted in my home, and it was kept a secret. After we decided to write this screenplay, the first story my mother told me was the sad story of Armenak and how her family moved to Istanbul because they had to give up their beautiful house to the military to be used as headquarters in Konya. Because of this reason, they had survived.
- We very much like the classical filmmaking of William Wyler, Billy Wilder and Orson Welles," Perdeci continues. "And Gregg Toland [ASC]- that's why we chose to have deep-focus photography. But we also tried to [incorporate] a modern feeling, and that's why we sometimes chose longer lenses. Our technical idea was to make a modern version of an older film, but it was a difficult balance.
- ''This time, though, it's a single shot, and we only pull back, where before there were separate shots. They had this time before, but it's never going to be like that again. This is the moment the children realize their childhood is gone."
- ''The journey continues, and we are very happy on this journey. It's the most important thing, after all."
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