Hasan is proud of his farm and would never allow anything bad to happen to it. And so he fights the company that wants to build a high voltage power line across his fields with the same stubbornness he exerts when faced with his own past later on. Hasan and his wife undertake to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, however, before they leave, he needs to receive forgiveness from all those he has wronged in the past…
A sunny summer’s day, a light wind, the beautiful Turkish countryside, and in the middle of it all, Hasan’s land full of fruits and vegetables. He is proud of his farm and would never allow anything bad to happen to it. The company that wants to build a high voltage power line across his fields is only the first of several difficulties he must face. When he finds out that he and his wife can go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, he begins to come to terms with his past, for he needs to receive forgiveness from all those he has wronged. Hasan is a multilayered film whose meticulously composed scenes follow one man’s attempt at coming to terms with the world, with his loved ones, and with himself.
Anna Kořínek
147 min / Color, DCP
Director Semih Kaplanoğlu
/ Screenplay Semih Kaplanoğlu
/ Dir. of Photography Özgür Eken
/ Editor Semih Kaplanoğlu
/ Art Director Meral Aktan
/ Producer Semih Kaplanoğlu, Furkan Yeşilnur
/ Production Kaplan Film Production
/ Cast Umut Karadağ, Filiz Bozok, Gökhan Azlağ, Ayşe Günyüz Demirci, Mahir Günşiray
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Semih Kaplanoğlu (1963, Izmir, Turkey). Selected filmography: Angel’s Fall (Meleğin Düşüşü, 2004), Egg (Yumurta, 2007), Milk (Süt, 2008), Honey (Bal, 2010), Grain (Buğday, 2017), Commitment (Bağlılık: Aslı, 2019), Commitment Hasan (Bağlılık Hasan, 2021).
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