Gelecek Uzun Sürer (2011)

Sumru is doing music researches at a university in Istanbul. To work on her thesis on gathering and recording an exhaustive collection of Anatolian elegies she sets off for the south-east ... See full summary »

Director:

Özcan Alper

Writer:

Özcan Alper

Stars:

Gaye Gürsel, Durukan Ordu, Selman Ünlüsoy

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Gaye Gürsel	...	Sumru
Durukan Ordu	...	Ahmet
Selman Ünlüsoy	...	(as Selman Unlusoy)

Storyline

Sumru is doing music researches at a university in Istanbul. To work on her thesis on gathering and recording an exhaustive collection of Anatolian elegies she sets off for the south-east of the country for a few months. The brief trip turns out to be the longest journey of her life. During the trip, Sumru crosses paths with Ahmet, a young guy who sells bootleg DVDs on the streets of Diyarbakir, with Antranik, the ageing and solitary warden of a crumbling church in the city and with various characters who witness the ongoing 'unnamed war'. During her three-month stay in Diyarbakir, while she was looking for the stories of the elegies, she finds herself to confront an agony from her own past.

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Plot Keywords:

ethnic conflict | kurdistan | music recording | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany France Turkey

Language:

Turkish Kurdish Armenian

Release Date:

11 November 2011 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Budućnost je večna

Filming Locations:

Diyabakir, Turkey

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nar Films, unafilm, Arizona Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

for solitary viewers and listeners...

This is definitely a political film and maybe this explains why the fact that the two protagonists never establish a romantic relationship.This would weaken the pro Kurdish's sentiments that the narrative tries to evoke to the viewers.I cannot comment on Turkish history since i don't know much, one thing i know is that the recent generation of Turkish filmmakers tend to show the beauty of their country via cinematography.I like films that are focused on images not on the narrative flow, even though this will make some viewers to discard this because they feel bored.The horse symbolism was too obvious and redundant.Still i think that so many images of the vastness of mother nature render human conflict insignificant...So maybe it would be more effective in an ideological level the background of politics to be the city scape and not remote territories.Sometimes the issue of alienation between characters seems a little contrived especially in pastoral settings.I recommend the film to people who consider cinema as an art and not as entertainment.