America isn’t the only country with a portion of its population rejecting refugee clemency. It’s also not the only one blinded to its hate when confronting the matter. Because that’s what it is to look down on someone worse off than you: hate. Blaming immigrants for “stealing” jobs and “ruining” neighborhoods exemplifies resentment. Just because your community backs this thought process doesn’t make it any less a product of bigotry, racism, and baseless entitlement. Suddenly citizens sympathetic to these outsiders struggling to survive on a basic human level are labeled traitors and made into enemies themselves. Soon enough life becomes “us versus them” until even the righteous must fall prey to desperation.
It’s this unfortunate reality that lies at the back of Ali Vatansever’s Turkey-set Saf. He introduces us to Istanbul’s Fikirtepe district, an area in the midst of an extreme gentrification-fueled overhaul...
It’s this unfortunate reality that lies at the back of Ali Vatansever’s Turkey-set Saf. He introduces us to Istanbul’s Fikirtepe district, an area in the midst of an extreme gentrification-fueled overhaul...
- 9/20/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
The L.A. Turkish Film Festival will present films by six of Turkey’s leading directors at its third edition set to run from March 6th to 9th at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.
The festival will kick off with Yozgat Blues by Mahmut Fazil Coskun and will include Q&As with the directors after each screening.
More than 25 filmmakers and actors will travel to this year’s Latff from Turkey, with most of their films making their North American and Us debuts.
The festival program will also host the annual shorts competition focusing on the work of ten up-and-coming filmmakers. The finalists are selected each year by film critic Elvis Mitchell, host of NPR’s “The Treatment.” The winner will be announced at a red-carpet awards gala on Sunday night.
The shorts competition jury is headed by celebrated director Reha Erdem, who directed My Only Sunshine (Gunesin Oglu). He will be joined by Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, Saadet Aksoy, award-winning Turkish actress, Jacques Thelemaque, writer-director and president of the La Filmmakers Alliance, and Bill Dill, award-winning cinematographer and university professor.
On Thursday, March 6th at 7:30 pm will be Yozgat Blues from writer/director Mahmut Fazil Coskun . It is the story of two singers arriving in a provincial town looking for a break in their lives. The film won Best Director at the San Sebastian Festival (2013).
On Friday, March 7th at 7:30 pm will be Meryem (Meryem) from writer-director Atalay Tasdiken. It is about a small-town teenage-bride whose husband leaves and fails to come back, while another young man who was in love with her returns from military service, traumatized. It won the top at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 2 pm will be Eye Am (Gozumun Nuru) directed by Hakki Kurtulus and Melik Saracoglu. It is a film based on Saracoglu’s life about a passionate young film student facing blindness, who has to wait to find out his fate after an operation. It won the best feature award at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 8 pm will be Thou Gild’st the Even (Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi) written and directed by Onur Ünlü, about the ordinary lives of the inhabitants of a small town with extraordinary powers. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival's Vanguard Section (2013) and received accolades at the Dubai International Film Festival, the Istanbul Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
On Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm will be Cycle (Devir) directed by Dervis Zaim. It tells the story of shepherds preparing for an annual competition who face the loss of their traditional way of life. It was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award at the Istanbul Film Festival (2013).
On Sunday, March 9th at 4 pm will be Singing Women (Sarki Soyleyen Kadinlar) directed by Reha Erdem, about a group of women living on an island who find solace in singing as they face hardships. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (2013).
The festival will kick off with Yozgat Blues by Mahmut Fazil Coskun and will include Q&As with the directors after each screening.
More than 25 filmmakers and actors will travel to this year’s Latff from Turkey, with most of their films making their North American and Us debuts.
The festival program will also host the annual shorts competition focusing on the work of ten up-and-coming filmmakers. The finalists are selected each year by film critic Elvis Mitchell, host of NPR’s “The Treatment.” The winner will be announced at a red-carpet awards gala on Sunday night.
The shorts competition jury is headed by celebrated director Reha Erdem, who directed My Only Sunshine (Gunesin Oglu). He will be joined by Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, Saadet Aksoy, award-winning Turkish actress, Jacques Thelemaque, writer-director and president of the La Filmmakers Alliance, and Bill Dill, award-winning cinematographer and university professor.
On Thursday, March 6th at 7:30 pm will be Yozgat Blues from writer/director Mahmut Fazil Coskun . It is the story of two singers arriving in a provincial town looking for a break in their lives. The film won Best Director at the San Sebastian Festival (2013).
On Friday, March 7th at 7:30 pm will be Meryem (Meryem) from writer-director Atalay Tasdiken. It is about a small-town teenage-bride whose husband leaves and fails to come back, while another young man who was in love with her returns from military service, traumatized. It won the top at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 2 pm will be Eye Am (Gozumun Nuru) directed by Hakki Kurtulus and Melik Saracoglu. It is a film based on Saracoglu’s life about a passionate young film student facing blindness, who has to wait to find out his fate after an operation. It won the best feature award at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 8 pm will be Thou Gild’st the Even (Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi) written and directed by Onur Ünlü, about the ordinary lives of the inhabitants of a small town with extraordinary powers. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival's Vanguard Section (2013) and received accolades at the Dubai International Film Festival, the Istanbul Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
On Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm will be Cycle (Devir) directed by Dervis Zaim. It tells the story of shepherds preparing for an annual competition who face the loss of their traditional way of life. It was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award at the Istanbul Film Festival (2013).
On Sunday, March 9th at 4 pm will be Singing Women (Sarki Soyleyen Kadinlar) directed by Reha Erdem, about a group of women living on an island who find solace in singing as they face hardships. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (2013).
- 3/5/2014
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Watch the trailer for Entertainment One's Twice Born (Venuto al mondo) drama starring Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Mira Furlan, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy, Sergio Castellitto, Branko Djuric, Isabelle Adriani and Adnan Haskovic. Cruz stars as a single mother who brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago. Sergio Castellitto directed the film, and also wrote the script based on the bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini.
- 12/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Twice Born has released a new trailer.
Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch star in director Sergio Castellitto's romantic war drama.
The film centres around single mother Gemma (Cruz) who returns with her teenage son to present-day Sarajevo.
It is interspersed with flashbacks to the 1990s, when her son's father Diego (Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict.
Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, Mira Furlan and Jovan Diviak also feature in the movie.
Cruz can currently be seen in Ridley Scott's The Counsellor. Hirsch is starring in The Motel Life and will feature in the upcoming Bonnie and Clyde TV miniseries.
Twice Born will debut on VOD and in Us cinemas on December 6. A UK release is yet to be announced.
Watch a trailer for The Counsellor below:...
Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch star in director Sergio Castellitto's romantic war drama.
The film centres around single mother Gemma (Cruz) who returns with her teenage son to present-day Sarajevo.
It is interspersed with flashbacks to the 1990s, when her son's father Diego (Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict.
Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, Mira Furlan and Jovan Diviak also feature in the movie.
Cruz can currently be seen in Ridley Scott's The Counsellor. Hirsch is starring in The Motel Life and will feature in the upcoming Bonnie and Clyde TV miniseries.
Twice Born will debut on VOD and in Us cinemas on December 6. A UK release is yet to be announced.
Watch a trailer for The Counsellor below:...
- 11/20/2013
- Digital Spy
First poster for Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born drama, starring Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch The Entertainment One release also known as Venuto al mondo is directed and scripted by Castellitto from the bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini. Cruz stars as a single mother who brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago. The film premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival and has yet to find a theatrical release date in U.S. venues. Also in the cast are Mira Furlan, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy, Sergio Castellitto, Branko Djuric, Isabelle Adriani and Adnan Haskovic.
- 12/5/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
First poster for Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born drama, starring Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch The Entertainment One release also known as Venuto al mondo is directed and scripted by Castellitto from the bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini. Cruz stars as a single mother who brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago. The film premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival and has yet to find a theatrical release date in U.S. venues. Also in the cast are Mira Furlan, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy, Sergio Castellitto, Branko Djuric, Isabelle Adriani and Adnan Haskovic.
- 12/5/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Today we have two posters and 30 high resolution photos from Sergio Castellitto’s melodrama Twice Born (aka Venuto al Mondo), starring Penelope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, and Sergio Castellitto.
Penelope Cruz stars as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.
Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, Twice Born is expected to be released in U.S. theaters sometime next year, although a specific release date has not yet been confirmed.
Here’s the synopsis for Twice Born:
Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father, Diego. Sixteen years earlier, Gemma escaped the war-torn city with Pietro while...
Penelope Cruz stars as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.
Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, Twice Born is expected to be released in U.S. theaters sometime next year, although a specific release date has not yet been confirmed.
Here’s the synopsis for Twice Born:
Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father, Diego. Sixteen years earlier, Gemma escaped the war-torn city with Pietro while...
- 11/14/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Day 8 on the Tiff red carpet watch proved to be about quality, not quantity. Was there an endless parade of style highs and lows? No. But the stars who did make appearances certainly put on a spectacle.
The beautiful brunette actors of Twice Born delivered the bulk of the who and the wear. Penelope Cruz positively glowed and we predict she’ll be placing in our top ten best-dressed list of the fest. And her Turkish-born co-star Saadet Aksoy followed suit with an equally note-worthy pastel frock. Similarly there weren’t an abundance of worst dressed names on display, but a solo look appeared that couldn’t be ignored. When it’s bad, it’s really bad and we just have to say something.
Browse the photo gallery to see all the red carpet looks from Day 8 of Tiff!
The beautiful brunette actors of Twice Born delivered the bulk of the who and the wear. Penelope Cruz positively glowed and we predict she’ll be placing in our top ten best-dressed list of the fest. And her Turkish-born co-star Saadet Aksoy followed suit with an equally note-worthy pastel frock. Similarly there weren’t an abundance of worst dressed names on display, but a solo look appeared that couldn’t be ignored. When it’s bad, it’s really bad and we just have to say something.
Browse the photo gallery to see all the red carpet looks from Day 8 of Tiff!
- 9/14/2012
- by Ingrie Williams
- Cineplex
Alien Produzioni and Picomedia have released the first theatrical trailer for Twice Born (Venuto Al Mondo), a forthcoming adaptation of Margaret Mazzantini’s novel of the same name.
Directed by Sergio Castellitto (Don’t Move), Twice Born stars Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.
The film centers on a single mother, Gemma (Cruz), who returns to Sarajevo with her teenage son sixteen years after they escaped the war-torn city leaving the boy’s father (Hirsch) behind to die.
Twice Born is set to premiere at the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, which takes place from September 6 – 16, 2012. UK distribution is yet to be confirmed.
Watch the trailer below:
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Source: Yahoo! Movies
The post Twice Born Theatrical Trailer appeared first on HeyUGuys - UK Movie / Film Blog for News / Reviews / Interviews.
Directed by Sergio Castellitto (Don’t Move), Twice Born stars Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.
The film centers on a single mother, Gemma (Cruz), who returns to Sarajevo with her teenage son sixteen years after they escaped the war-torn city leaving the boy’s father (Hirsch) behind to die.
Twice Born is set to premiere at the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, which takes place from September 6 – 16, 2012. UK distribution is yet to be confirmed.
Watch the trailer below:
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Source: Yahoo! Movies
The post Twice Born Theatrical Trailer appeared first on HeyUGuys - UK Movie / Film Blog for News / Reviews / Interviews.
- 9/6/2012
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The trailer is now online for Sergio Castellitto’s melodrama “Twice Born” starring Penelope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, and Sergio Castellitto.
Set against the Balkan Wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, Twice Born stars Penelope Cruz as Gemma, a woman with a past of considerable complexity. Summoned to Sarajevo by a phone call from an old friend, she catches a plane with her teenaged son to visit an exhibition of photographs taken by an ex-lover. This return to Bosnia triggers a flood of memories as Gemma remembers the passionate times she spent with Diego (Emile Hirsch), a young and exuberant American photographer, just before the Winter Olympics in 1984. Theirs was a magical love, perfect in every respect, until her desire for a child steered their relationship in an unexpected direction. When civil war breaks out, their...
Set against the Balkan Wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, Twice Born stars Penelope Cruz as Gemma, a woman with a past of considerable complexity. Summoned to Sarajevo by a phone call from an old friend, she catches a plane with her teenaged son to visit an exhibition of photographs taken by an ex-lover. This return to Bosnia triggers a flood of memories as Gemma remembers the passionate times she spent with Diego (Emile Hirsch), a young and exuberant American photographer, just before the Winter Olympics in 1984. Theirs was a magical love, perfect in every respect, until her desire for a child steered their relationship in an unexpected direction. When civil war breaks out, their...
- 9/5/2012
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
One of the Tiff premieres that doesn’t seem to be getting as much buzz as others is Twice Born, a romance-war drama that sees Penelope Cruz re-team with her Don’t Move director Sergio Castellitto, with Into the Wild and Speed Racer star Emile Hirsch coming along.
The first teaser trailer has arrived today, forgoing subtitles and just showing us some captivating imagery from the film that takes place in Sarajevo. The story is from Castellitto’s wife Margaret Mazzantini, who adapted her own novel and one can see the trailer below for the film also starring Jane Birkin, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.
Synopsis:
Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father, Diego.
Sixteen years earlier, Gemma escaped the war-torn city with Pietro while Diego remained behind and later died.
The first teaser trailer has arrived today, forgoing subtitles and just showing us some captivating imagery from the film that takes place in Sarajevo. The story is from Castellitto’s wife Margaret Mazzantini, who adapted her own novel and one can see the trailer below for the film also starring Jane Birkin, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.
Synopsis:
Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father, Diego.
Sixteen years earlier, Gemma escaped the war-torn city with Pietro while Diego remained behind and later died.
- 9/5/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Penelope Cruz and Emilie Hirsh, after disappointing in their most recent blockbusters (On Stranger Tides and The Darkest Hour, respectively), are returning to the indie realm for their next project. Cruz is re-teaming with her Don’t Move director Sergio Castellitto for the romance-war drama Twice Born and we’ve got the first images today from Wild Bunch (via Ion Cinema).
Set in the war-torn Sarajevo, the story is from Castellitto’s wife Margaret Mazzantini, who adapted her own novel. I’ll be interested to see if the flashback mechanic is pulled off, but for now we’ve got the stills above and below, with a synopsis, for the film also starring Jane Birkin, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.
Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father,...
Set in the war-torn Sarajevo, the story is from Castellitto’s wife Margaret Mazzantini, who adapted her own novel. I’ll be interested to see if the flashback mechanic is pulled off, but for now we’ve got the stills above and below, with a synopsis, for the film also starring Jane Birkin, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.
Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father,...
- 2/28/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
After their collaboration nearly ten years ago on the romantic drama "Don't Move," it was revealed last year that Penelope Cruz and Italian actor-director Sergio Castellitto were set to reunite once again on a new project. As was the case with their first teaming, Cruz and Castellitto have turned to the helmer's wife, writer-actress Margaret Mazzantini, for inspiration with an adaptation her romantic war-drama "Venuto Al Mondo" that'll also feature Emile Hirsch, in a surprising piece of casting.
Little had been heard from the project since these announcements but now, thanks to Wild Bunch (via Ion Cinema), a host of images have been unveiled providing our first look at Cruz and Hirsch for the story of a woman who returns to Sarajevo with her son in tow and revisits the tumultuous past she shared with his late father. Interestingly, it looks like Hirsch will in fact play Cruz's late husband...
Little had been heard from the project since these announcements but now, thanks to Wild Bunch (via Ion Cinema), a host of images have been unveiled providing our first look at Cruz and Hirsch for the story of a woman who returns to Sarajevo with her son in tow and revisits the tumultuous past she shared with his late father. Interestingly, it looks like Hirsch will in fact play Cruz's late husband...
- 2/28/2012
- by Simon Dang
- The Playlist
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