Brought by the Sea
2010 Turkish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2010 Turkish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brought by the Sea (Turkish: Denizden Gelen) is a 2010 Turkish drama film, directed by Nesli Çölgeçen, about an ex-cop who accidentally kills an African immigrant and retreats with a guilty conscience back to his hometown. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on April 16, 2010, has been shown at International film festivals in Istanbul, Moscow and Adana, where it won the Grand Jury "Yılmaz Güney" Best Picture prize.[1][2]
| Brought by the Sea | |
|---|---|
Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Nesli Çölgeçen |
| Written by | Ersin Kana |
| Produced by | Ömer Can Berna Akpınar |
| Starring | Onur Saylak Jordan Deniz Boyner Ahu Türkpençe Sümer Tilmaç |
| Cinematography | Aydın Sarıoğlu |
| Edited by | Ahmet Can Çakırca |
| Music by | Kemal Sahir Gürel İrşad Aydın Erdal Güney Ayşe Önder |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Box office | US$38,949 |
The film was shot on location in the Aegean towns of Ortaca, Dalyan and Dalaman, Turkey.[3]
Halil (Onur Saylak) is a cop who accidentally kills an African illegal immigrant; he resigns and retires with a guilty conscience back to his hometown. Jordan (Jordan Deniz Boyner) is a five-year-old boy from Ghana whose mother is killed in an accident in Dalyan as they try to cross illegally to Greece. When Halil finds Jordan, their destinies intersect.
The film opened on general release in 34 screens across Turkey on
at number 25 in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$8,790.[4]
The film was in the Turkish box office charts for ten weeks and has made a total gross of US$38,949.[4]
Emine Yıdırım, writing in Today's Zaman, says this is, "a film which aims to say a lot", and, "indeed underlines the dire situation of the thousands of refugees that try to cross the borders of Turkey and Greece", but, "while achieving some of its ambitions, specifically those of the political and worldly context, Brought by the Sea unfortunately disappoints on some very crucial emotional points."[8]
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