Beyaz melek (2007)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Mahsun Kirmizigül

Writer:

Mahsun Kirmizigül (writer)

Release Date:

14 November 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Old Woman | Hospital | Old Man | Family Relationships | Death

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Cansu Aktay	...	Buse
Sarp Apak	...	Resat
Fadik Sevin Atasoy	...	Hatice
Cezmi Baskin	...	Sabri
Lale Belkis	...	Nebahat
Yavuz Bingol	...	Hidir
Hüseyin Avni Danyal	...	Selim
Nursim Demir
Erol Demiröz	...	Ilhan
Arif Erkin	...	Mala Ahmet
Pinar Ertüre
Erol Günaydin	...	Vahit
Salih Kalyon	...	Haci
Toron Karacaoglu	...	Yorgo
Yildiz Kenter	...	Melek
Mahsun Kirmizigül	...	Keke Ali
Öznur Kula
Tomris Oguzalp	...	Suzan
Gazanfer Özcan	...	Palyaço
Ilkay Saran	...	Aysee
Emel Sayin	...	Herself
Suna Selen	...	Mizgin
Ali Sürmeli	...	Zeki
Cihat Tamer	...	Tayyar
Lale Tanci	...	Sultan
Firat Tanis	...	Musa
Zeynep Tokus	...	Nazli
Tanju Tuncel	...	Perihan
Nejat Uygur	...	Gazi Cemal
Necmi Yapici	...	Ömer
Bilge Zobu	...	Yasar

Directed by
Mahsun Kirmizigül

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mahsun Kirmizigül		writer

Produced by
Murat Tokat	....	producer
Levent Üngör	....	producer

Cinematography by
Eyüp Boz

Art Direction by
Zeynep Kologlu Turan

Production Management
Fatih Teksal	....	production manager

Sound Department
Adam Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Graham Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mustafa Durma	....	foley recording mixer
Gareth Rhys Jones	....	foley artist
Srdjan Kurpjel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Danton Tanimura	....	sound effects editor
Burak Topalakci	....	sound designer
Sacha Walker	....	sound effects editor

Music Department
Tevfik Akbasli	....	orchestrator
Adam Klemens	....	conductor

Production Companies

• Boyut Film

Distributors

• Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2007) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Medyavizyon (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• CNSO Studios  recording studio
• Point1Post  sound re-recording
• Zound  sound post-production

Also Known As:

The White Angel (International: English title)

Runtime:

115 min | UK:122 min

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:12A | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Adapazari, Turkey

Company:

Boyut Film

astonishing movie from an inexperienced director

Beyaz Melek really astonished me with strong story, skillful actors and actresses and most of all inexperienced director Mahsun Kirmizigül. If we take into consideration that both the story and directing made by him, then I should congratulate him beyond extra.

The film is based on the sad happenings in the retirement home. We see the old people were beaten, were said bad words, were forgotten by their families. A social problem was reflected well with Beyaz Melek.

In story we can also see the destruction of the big earthquake, fantastic view of salt lake, living traditions of eastern sides of Turkey, patriotic angles related with military, friendship, solidarity, difficulties of city life like economic problem.

Yildiz Kenter as the leader, Cezmi Baskin, Erol Günaydin, Toron Karacaoglu, Gazanfer Özcan, Nejat Uygur, shortly there were too many values played in the movie. I like the parts in east of Turkey views and traditions which I am not familiar much.

I hope this movie will be helpful for correcting social problem in all retirement houses. Watching a successful movie and see its correcting affects will be multiple factor which is required from art and culture.