Rauf

The story of the first love of a nine-year-old boy from a Kurdish village in the middle of some inhospitable mountains. The everyday life of the inhabitants here is beset by an unseen yet still unfinished war that affects the local mood.

Young Rauf falls in love with the twenty-year-old daughter of the carpenter he’s apprenticed to. Thanks to his Master, the boy witnesses the despair of the local residents who come to the carpenter’s for coffins for their fallen offspring.

The story builds on the contrast of colours – gray for war and pink for puppy love. Pink is also a metaphor for dreams and hopes. Rauf attempts to get a pink scarf for Zana, but the problem is that he’s never actually seen the colour before. Is it possible for Rauf to find it in a village covered in fallen snow?

Turkey
94'
2016


Script
Soner Caner

Cinematography
Vedat Özdemir

Editing
Ahmet Boyacıoğlu
Ali Emre Uzsuz

Production
Aslan Film (Selman Kizilaslan)
Fairy Istanbul (Burak Ozan)
Ugur Kizilaslan)

Cast
Alen Huseyin Gursoy
Muhammed Ubiç
Seyda Sözüer
Veli Ubiç
Yavuz Gurbuz

Music
Ayşe Önder
Kemal Sahir Gurel
Ümit Önder

Awards
Antalya Film Festival - Best Cinematography - Best Art Director
Duhok Film Festival - Best Film - Best Actor
Istanbul Film Festivali - Special Jury Award
Sofia Film Festival - Fipresci Award
Zlin Film Festival - Special Recognition

Festivals
22nd Festival on Wheels
Turkey 2016