Toss-Up (2004)
"Yazi Tura" (original title)

Yazi Tura (Toss Up) is the film of two stories taking place in 1999. Stories of two young men... One is "Ridvan the Devil", a young football player from Central Anatolia, Cappadocia / ... See full summary »

Director:

Ugur Yücel

Writer:

Ugur Yücel

Stars:

Olgun Simsek, Kenan Imirzalioglu, Bahri Beyat

18 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olgun Simsek	...	Seytan Ridvan
Kenan Imirzalioglu	...	Hayalet Cevher
Bahri Beyat	...	Baba Cemil
Engin Günaydin	...	Sencer
Teoman Kumbaracibasi	...	Teoman
Erkan Can	...	Firuz
Settar Tanriögen	...	Zeyyat
Mizgin Kapazan	...	Sefika
Levent Can	...	Hamit
Eli Mango	...	Tasula
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan	...	Maki Amca
Ulku Duru	...	Melahat
Haldun Boysan	...	Muhittin
Sultan Gündüz	...	Rahime
Seda Akman	...	Nazan

Storyline

Yazi Tura (Toss Up) is the film of two stories taking place in 1999. Stories of two young men... One is "Ridvan the Devil", a young football player from Central Anatolia, Cappadocia / Goreme, and the "Cevher the Ghost", a young man who is living with his father in Istanbul. Both went to the army together, and fought in the Eastern Anatolia. Both had dreams and expectations for their civil lives back home. After their military service Ridvan goes back to his village with his right leg missing, the leg that he would score goals with, due to a mine explotion. Neither his fiancée nor his friends treat him the way before. What Ridvan has been through during the war actually brings him down with time. In the same mine explosion Cevher also lost his hearing ability of his right ear, but he is going to go through a greater change after he rescues his father from the wreckage of the Marmara Earthquake.

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Plot Keywords:

earthquake | pkk | terror | guerilla | gay | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Turkey Greece

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Toss-Up

Box Office

Budget:

€1,440,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinegram, Mahayana Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 102 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ugur Yücel, the director wanted to cast Ozan Guven for a major part; but the actor was then working in Cem Yilmaz's G.O.R.A.. The actor, however, appears for a few seconds as a soldier on the field alongside Olgun Simsek, the lead.

User Reviews

A good example of Turkish cinema

Winner of many regional awards, it is one of the best and very modern movied of the Turkish cinema. After long years of being trapped in the popular and easy way of film-making, finally movies with artistic values are being released. Shot with a digital camera, the movie has very interesting visual effects.(a bit exaggurated and a bit experimental perhaps) the story is based on the lives of two friends which are totally different from each other. the movie contains a lot of cultural aspects which makes it impossible to be considered as an international movie. however, as i said before, the movie itself is a very solid proof that the standards of the Turkish cinema is rising.