The Particle
In a city full of unemployment, people, their troubles and lives, are they as mundane, haphazard and tiny as myriadly dispersed particles? What about Zeynep, clinged onto life with her little daughter and mother, how much space does she cover up in this immense Universe? Zerre (The Particle) portrays the formidable struggle of a family of three to survive when its only breadwinner, Zeynep, is unfairly dismissed. Zeynep shares a cramped home with her mother and daughter in a city where it’s impossible to find even the most menial work, so when the threatening landlord, Kudret, demands her rent arrears, she accepts a job outside the city and sets off on her way... With its focus on a single character, its emphasis on handheld camerawork and its realistic narrative, reinforced by the use of real workers and real locations, The Particle explores the question of ‘existence’ through the story of an ordinary person.
Turkey
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2012
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2012
Script
Erdem Tepegöz
Erdem Tepegöz
Cinematography
Marton Miklauzic
Marton Miklauzic
Editing
Mesut Ulutas
Mesut Ulutas
Production
Kule Film
Kule Film
Cast
Dilay Demirok
Jale Arikan
Özay fencing
Remzi Pamukçu
Rüçhan Caliskur
Dilay Demirok
Jale Arikan
Özay fencing
Remzi Pamukçu
Rüçhan Caliskur
Music
Emrah Agdan
Emrah Agdan
Awards
Best Art Director
Best Director
Best First Film
Turkish Film Critics’ Association Best Film Award Antalya
Best Art Director
Best Director
Best First Film
Turkish Film Critics’ Association Best Film Award Antalya
Festivals
18th Festival on Wheels
TURKEY 2012
18th Festival on Wheels
TURKEY 2012