Archive of films Brother's Keeper / Okul Tıraşı
Turkey / Romania
2021, 85 min
Section:
People Next Door
Year: 2021
When Memo, a pupil at an isolated Kurdish boarding school, falls sick, his friend Yusuf quickly tries to find help. But instead of understanding from the teachers, he runs up against bureaucracy and an unwillingness to get involved. After the school is struck by a blizzard and the patient’s state worsens, the atmosphere among the teachers and pupils thickens and the finger-pointing starts…
Synopsis
When Memo, a pupil at an isolated Kurdish boarding school, falls sick, his best friend Yusuf quickly tries to find him the proper care. But instead of understanding from the teachers, he runs up against bureaucracy and an unwillingness to get involved. When the adults finally decide to take the boy to a hospital, the school is struck by a blizzard, making transport impossible. As the patient’s state worsens and the temperature drops inside the school, the atmosphere among the teachers and pupils thickens and the finger-pointing starts. Ferit Karahan’s chilling drama explores the sense of detachment created by authoritarian institutions in which even the youngest members of society are often forced to grow up too fast.
Natalia Kozáková
About the director
Ferit Karahan (1983, Muş, Turkey). Selected filmography: Before the Flood (Berîya Tofanê, 2010, short), Yûsiv's Dream (Xewna Yûsiv, 2011, short), The Fall from Heaven (Cennetten Kovulmak, 2013), The Death of Black Horses (2018), Brother’s Keeper (Okul Tıraşı, 2021).
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About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | People Next Door |
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Director: | Ferit Karahan |
Screenplay: | Ferit Karahan, Gulistan Acet |
Dir. of Photography: | Türksoy Gölebeyi |
Editor: | Sercan Sezginhayedeh, Safiyari, Ferit Karahan |
Art Director: | Tolunay Türköz |
Producer: | Kanat Dogramaci |
Production: | Asteros Film |
Coproduction: | Flama Booking |
Cast: | Samet Yıldız, Ekin Koç, Mahir İpek, Nurullah Alaca |
Sales: | Intramovies |