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The Dem

Anatolia is the oldest land in the world, that has hosted to many ideas for centuries and sheltered on the archaic civilizations.
Bektasilik is one of the earliest beliefs of this land. Philosophy of Bektasilik has an extra ordinary view and doesn’t fit the general belief Prophet Mohammed’s view of the miraculous hadith.
This philosophy that has described essence of the universe one by one like grope grains and to add a new meanings a grain of grape like fertility, belief and love; it is a documentary film that trying to tell this people who living without decrase and antiquity : “The Dem”

  • Bekir Cilgin
    Director
  • Bekir Cilgin
    Writer
  • Bekir Cilgin
    Producer
  • Huseyin Furkan Varol
    Director of Photography
  • Burak Koca
    Camera
  • Abdullah Kahraman
    Sound
  • Ozgur Cilgin
    Edit by
  • Fatih Karasin
    Assistant Director
  • Enes Faruk Altunkilic
    Art Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Dem
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Culture
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 27, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes

  • Turkey
Director Biography - Bekir Cilgin

Bekir ÇILGIN, born in Malatya in 1994, was previously among scriptwriters of many national and international productions. He also took role of scriptwriter and director for many advertising films and cultural documents. Especially for his scripts he won awards in national and international festivals.

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Anatolia is the oldest land in the world, that has hosted to many ideas for centuries and sheltered on the archaic civilizations.
Bektasilik is one of the earliest beliefs of this land. Philosophy of Bektasilik has an extra ordinary view and doesn’t fit the general belief Prophet Mohammed’s view of the miraculous hadith.
This philosophy that has described essence of the universe one by one like grope grains and to add a new meanings a grain of grape like fertility, belief and love; it is a documentary film that trying to tell this people who living without decrase and antiquity : “The Dem”