Love, Spells and All That

Love, Spells and All That (Turkish: Aşk, Büyü vs.) is a Turkish drama film, written and directed by Ümit Ünal and released in 2019.^[1] The film stars Selen Uçer as Reyhan and Ece Dizdar as Eren, two women in a small Turkish town who had a love affair as teenagers but were separated when Eren went away to university in Paris; now, 20 years later, Eren returns wanting to rekindle their relationship, but Reyhan is uncertain even though she had once cast a love spell to make Eren love her forever.^[2]

Love, Spells and All That
Turkish	Aşk, Büyü vs.
Directed by	Ümit Ünal
Written by	Ümit Ünal
Produced by	Ümit Ünal
Starring	Selen Uçer Ece Dizdar
Cinematography	Türksoy Gölebeyi
Edited by	Melike Kasaplar
Music by	Ümit Ünal
Production company	MTAFilm
Distributed by	TLA Releasing
Release date	29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) (Antalya)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

The film's cast also includes Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu, Uygar Özçelik, Emrah Kolukisa, Damla Ersan, Tonguç Rador, Murat Toprak, Sirzat Bilallar, Melisa Demir, Gizem Katmer, Rohat Culum, Ramazan Alkan, Serhat Gonen, Eyüp Kelen, Onur Alkan, Alaattin Ekin, Muharrem Dursun, Kasim Arli, Yilmaz Arli, Melik Alkan, Kerim Ünal, Ilhan Alkan and Görkem Mertsöz.

The film premiered at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2019.^[3] It was picked up for international distribution by TLA Releasing in 2021.^[4]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival	2019	Best Film	Ümit Ünal	Nominated	[5]
		SIYAD Jury Award		Won
		Dr. Avni Tolunay Jury Award		Won
		Best Actress	Selen Uçer	Won
Istanbul Film Festival	2020	Golden Tulip for Best Film	Ümit Ünal	Won	[6]
		Best Screenplay		Won
		Best Actress	Selen Uçer	Won
			Ece Dizdar	Won
Inside Out Film and Video Festival	2021	Audience Award	Love, Spells and All That	Won	[7]
Outfest		Best International Screenplay	Ümit Ünal	Won	[8]
Turkish Film Critics Association	2022	Best Film	Love, Spells and All That	Won	[9]
		Best Director	Ümit Ünal	Nominated
		Best Actress	Selen Uçer	Won
			Ece Dizdar	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ümit Ünal	Won
		Best Cinematography	Türksoy Gölebeyi	Nominated
		Best Music	Ümit Ünal	Nominated

References

1. Paolo Kagaoan, "Inside Out 2021: Our Review of ‘Love, Spells, And All That’". In the Seats, 25 May 2021.
2. Drew Burnett Gregory, "Newfest 2021: 'Love, Spells and All That' is a Lesbian Romance Both Magical and Real". Autostraddle, 21 October 2021.
3. Vecdi Sayar, "56th Antalya Film Festival: Back to the origins". Hurriyet Daily News, 27 October 2019.
4. Melissa Kasule, "TLA Releasing acquire UK and North American rights to two Turkish LGBTQ+ focused films". Screen Daily, 11 August 2021.
5. Vecdi Sayar, "'Bozkır' sweeps prizes at Antalya film festival". Hurriyet Daily News, 4 November 2019.
6. "Istanbul Film Festival presents awards". Hurriyet Daily News, 30 July 2020.
7. Patrick Hipes, "Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Winners Include Turkey’s ‘Love, Spells And All That’, UK’s ‘Sweetheart’". Deadline Hollywood, 7 June 2021.
8. Ethan Shanfeld, "‘Firstness,’ ‘Right to Try’ and ‘No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics’ Win Big at Outfest". Variety, 24 August 2021.
9. Kenan Kaldan, "SİYAD Ödülleri 2022 sahipleri açıklandı". 724 Kultursanat, 28 March 2022.

External links

• Love, Spells and All That at IMDb