ALL-IN

Volkan Üce

belgium netherlands france 2021 80 min

At the beginning of the summer season, Ismail and Hakan start working at a gigantic all-inclusive resort on the Turkish Riviera. Eighteen-year-old Ismail, who has left school to help support his family, works in the hotel kitchen, while 25-year-old Hakan becomes a lifeguard at the resort’s water park. Both hope to learn English, gain experience and build a better future. Over two summer seasons, they gradually discover the absurd world of mass tourism, marked by excess, social differences and Western ideals of happiness and freedom. As their initial shyness and empathy give way to disillusionment, their experience becomes a coming-of-age journey about lost innocence and a fading European dream.

• About the film

  Original title All-In (Her Şey Dahil)

  Directed by Volkan Üce

  Screenplay Volkan Üce

  Cast İsmail Daşdöğen Hakan Hoşcan

  Music David Boulter Darius Timmer

  Cinematography Joachim Philippe

  Editing Els Voorspoels

  Production Companies Cassette for Timescapes Halal Little Big Story Magellan Films Onomatopee Films

• Festivals & Awards

  CPH:DOX — Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
  2021 | Official Competition — NEXT:WAVE
  World Premiere
  Nomination — NEXT:WAVE Award

  Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
  2021 | World Showcase
  North American Premiere

  Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
  2021 | New Docs
  US Premiere

  Film Fest Gent
  2021 | Belgian Cinema Today — Docs
  Official Selection

  International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
  2021 | National Documentary Film Competition
  Best Documentary Film

  Zurich Film Festival
  2021 | Official Selection
  Nomination — Golden Eye for Best International Documentary

  Calgary International Film Festival
  2021 | International Documentary Competition
  Nomination — Best International Documentary

  Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival — Cinemed
  2021 | Official Selection
  Nomination — Ulysses Award for Best Documentary

  Ghent International Film Festival
  2021 | Official Selection
  Nomination — Audience Award for Best Documentary

  European Film Awards
  2021 | Documentary Film Selection
  Selected for the European Film Awards 2021

  Boston Turkish Festival — Documentary & Short Film Competition
  2021 | Documentary Competition
  Best Documentary

  Turkish Film Critics Association — SİYAD Awards
  2021 | Documentary
  Nomination — Best Documentary Feature

  Istanbul Film Festival
  2022 | National Documentary Competition
  Special Mention

  Film Festival Oostende — Ensors
  2022 | Official Competition
  Nomination — Best Documentary

  Turkish World Documentary Film Festival
  2022 | Professional Competition
  First Prize