LIFE

Hicran runs away from home after her father forces her into an engagement with Rıza. Believing that Hicran never wanted to marry him Rıza initially tries to ignore her disappearance. As the situation begins to trouble him more deeply he decides to confront it and travels to Istanbul in search of his fiancée whom he has met only once. Their separate journeys unfold against a world shaped by family expectations social pressures and the struggle to determine one's own destiny.

Original title Hayat
Directed by Zeki Demirkubuz
Written by Zeki Demirkubuz
Featuring Miray Daner Burak Dakak Cem Davran Umut Kurt Melis Birkan Osman Alkaş Ozan Dağara Doğu Demirkol Kayhan Açıkgöz Muttalip Müjdeci Seyit Nizam Yılmaz Berfun Başel Hande Özen Özlem Türkad Caner Cindoruk
Cinematography Cevahir Şahin Kürşat Üresin
Editing Zeki Demirkubuz
Sound Boris Trayanov Momchil Bozhkov Mustafa Durma Leith Ridley
Production Companies Mavi Film
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
2023 | Harbour
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2023 | Festival Selection
Sofia International Film Festival
2024 | Balkan Competition
Türkiye–Germany Film Festival — Nuremberg
2024 | Festival Competition
Awards: Best Feature Film; Grand Jury Prize
Mediterrane Film Festival — Malta
2024 | Official Competition
Award: Golden Bee — Best Feature Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2025 | Awards Buzz — Best International Feature Film programme
Cinema Writers Association (SİYAD) Awards
2024 | Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
Award: Best Supporting Actor — Cem Davran

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