A Hope

Credits

Original: Bir Umut

English: A Hope

Director: Ümit Köreken

Cast: Baran Şükrü Babacan, Eylem Yıldız, Funda Eskioğlu

Producers: Ümit Köreken, Nursen Çetin Köreken

Scriptwriters: Ümit Köreken, Nursen Çetin Köreken

Co-Producers: Ufuk Genç, Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof, Cafer Ozan Türkyılmaz

World Premiere: 44th Moscow International Film Festival Main Competition

Turkey Premiere: 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival National Feature Film Competition

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Synopsis

Umut(35) is an actor who wants to act in movies. Asiye(43), is a director at their private theater company. Following Umut’s father’s death, his mother marries a man with three children, and he is sent to live with his uncle in Bursa. He has not had any contact with his mother for twenty years. He receives a phone call from his truck driver uncle, who is not able to return to Bursa due to a problem at the border. His mother has come to Bursa for her illness, MS. Forced to take care of his mother’s treatment, Umut accidentally learns about Asiye’s pregnancy. The news causes a massive crisis because Umut does not want to have children. Asiye disappears without taking her handbag that her phone is inside. Because of all the feelings, Umut accumulated over the years, he lives a great showdown with his mother.

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