Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2006) Takva (original title)

Director:

Özer Kiziltan

Writer:

Onder Cakar

Release Date:

1 December 2006 (Turkey)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A promotion brings a Muslim's relationship with God into question.

Plot Keywords:

Istanbul Turkey

Awards:

17 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Erkan Can	...	Muharrem
Meray Ülgen	...	Seyh
Güven Kiraç	...	Rauf
Öznur Kula	...	Hacer
Erman Saban	...	Muhittin
Settar Tanriögen	...	Ali Bey
Engin Günaydin	...	Erol
Murat Cemcir	...	Mahmut
Müfit Aytekin	...	Ünal
Feridun Koc	...	Muzaffer
Hakan Gürsoytrak
Salaetin Bilal	...	Sükrü
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fatima Adoum	...	Hayriye and Hacer's french voices (voice)
Erdal Parmaksizoglu
Duygu Sen

Directed by
Özer Kiziltan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Onder Cakar

Produced by
Fatih Akin	....	co-producer
Onder Cakar	....	producer
Sevil Demirci	....	producer
Alberto Fanni	....	associate producer
Feridun Koc	....	co-executive producer
Klaus Maeck	....	co-producer
Falk Nagel	....	executive producer
Tonguç Oksal	....	associate producer
Baran Seyhan	....	associate producer
Andreas Thiel	....	co-producer
Flaminio Zadra	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Gökçe Akçelik

Cinematography by
Soykut Turan

Film Editing by
Andrew Bird

Production Design by
Erol Tastan

Costume Design by
Ayten Sentürk

Makeup Department
Nimet Inkaya	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mehmet Davran	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ayhan Hacifazlioglu	....	assistant director
Seren Yüce	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Meral Efe	....	set dresser
Yunus Emre Yurtseven	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Thomas Knop	....	sound effects editor
Stephan Konken	....	sound re-recording mixer
Martin Langenbach	....	foley artist
Tobias Peper	....	sound effects editor
Hartmut Teschemacher	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hartmut Teschemacher	....	supervising sound editor
Onur Yavuz	....	sound mixer
Serkan Koseoglu	....	additional adr recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Florian Martin	....	hi-def colourist (uncredited)

Other crew
Suat Saglam	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Corazón International
• Dorje Film (associate)
• Yeni Sinemacilar

Distributors

• Cineworx (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Rif Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Özen Film (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Discovery Film & Video Distribution (2009) (Croatia) (all media)
• Koch Lorber Films (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Laptv (2008) (Argentina) (TV)
• Rif Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Videorama (2007) (Greece) (all media)

Other Companies

• Konken Studios  post-production

Also Known As:

"Takva" - Germany (original title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Germany | Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey

Company:

Corazón International

Trivia:

Turkey's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).

Wonderful insight into a culture & human nature

Saw this on WorldLink TV last night - gripping from the first frame. Wonderful journey into Turkish Sufi lives & the character of a simple devout person presented with difficult life choices. The story & character development is excellent. Interplay between the main character & his employer/benefactor and then with the other members of the sect is presented in a great way. I come from an Asian culture and could immediately connect to the protagonists struggle to solve a complex nature of problems and make them fit within his simplistic religious view.

Cinematically brilliant, great acting, wonderful cinematagrophy Catch it if you can.