About Taste of Cherry

Ciwan is a thirteen-year-old shepherd. He has two regular visitors while he is working.

One of them is Zeyno, his platonic love who brings him food every day; the other one is the librarian on a donkey from whom he borrows a book once a week.

The librarian knows that Ciwan is in love with Zeyno; gives him a poetry book and tells him to read to her.

Ciwan for the first time ever reads a poetry in his life and he wonders "what poetry means?"

The librarian both offers him cherry and starts telling the story of the fruit worm that sweetens the cherry.

  • Ulas Bicak
    Director
    "Grave" a.k.a "Mezar"
  • Ulas Bicak
    Writer
    "Grave" a.k.a "Mezar"
  • Erdinc Metin
    Producer
    Producer of "Börklüce Mustafa - All Together" Festival Coordinator of "Wild" (a.k.a "Yaban")
  • Ulas Bicak
    Producer
    "Grave" a.k.a "Mezar"
  • Cetin Cicek
    Key Cast
    "Librarian With Donkey"
  • Diyar Altintas
    Key Cast
    "Ciwan"
  • Zeynep Altintas
    Key Cast
    "Zeyno"
  • Fatma Yildirim
    Assistant Director
    Art Department - TV Series
  • Volkan Budak
    Director of Photography
    2009 “Zeytinin Serüveni / Adventure Of Olives” 40’ / Director, Editing, 2012 “Keskin Bıçak Körelirken / While The Sharp Knife Gets Dull” 12’ / Director, Editing, 2016
  • Yasin Rojo Aslan
    Sound
  • Utku Faik Yilmaz
    Camera Assistants
  • Emre Sever
    Camera Assistants
  • Nurullah Evyapan
    Directing Assistant
  • Hanifi Altintas
    Photographer and Behind The Scenes
  • Èli Arslan (Kurdish – Turkish)
    Translation
  • Ali Berkay Duran (Turkish – English)
    Translation
  • Edmundo Bennett Durell Sylva (English - Spanish)
    Translation
  • Abdullah Tunc
    Key Grip
  • Cihan Cay
    Best Boy
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    'Li ser Tehma Gelyazé (a.k.a Kirazın Tadı Üzerine)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Indie
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Kurdish
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Puerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    September 4, 2017
    South America Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIOANL FILM FESTIVAL
    Puerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    September 4, 2017
    South America Premiere
    Special Mention Cinematography Short Film - Volkan Budak
  • FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Puerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    September 4, 2017
    South America Premiere
    Special Mention Young Actor Short Film - Diyar Altintas
  • Feodosiya International Film Festival
    Feodosiya
    Russian Federation
    September 22, 2017
    Russian Federation Premiere
    Official Selection
  • European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA)
    Warsaw
    Poland
    February 14, 2018
    Poland Premiere
    Finalist
  • Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    January 27, 2018
    -
    Semi-Finalist
  • ARFF Barcelona // Around International Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    March 9, 2018
    Spain Premiere
    Finalist
  • Largo Film Awards
    Online
    Switzerland
    October 31, 2017
    Switzerland
    Official Selection - Best Director
  • Best Film Awards
    Cluj Napoca
    Romania
    October 12, 2017
    Romania
    Offical Selection
  • Bucharest ShortCut CineFest
    Bucharest
    Romania
    October 29, 2017
    -
    Official Selection
  • SHORT to the Point
    Bucharest
    Romania
    October 29, 2017
    -
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Erdinc Metin
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Ulas Bicak

Director's Biography of "About Taste of Cherry" (a.k.a 'Li ser Tehma Gelyazé) by Ulas Bicak (Ulaş Bıçak)

He was Born in 1989.

He graduated from the Radio, Television and Film Department of Istanbul University.

During his undergraduate program, he also took scriptwriting classes at Mithat Alam Film Center; and Basic Production & Advanced Production classes from Zeynep Özbatur Atakan and Creative Scriptwriting classes from Ebru Ceylan at YAPIMLAB.

He is currently studying his master's degree in the Radio, Television and Film Department of the Social Studies Institute of Istanbul University.

“About Taste of Cherry” is his second short film and he is still making films.

Tlf: +90 543 395 42 95⁠
Mail: ulasbicak@gmail.com

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Director Statement

Director's Statement of "About Taste of Cherry"
(a.k.a 'Li ser Tehma Gelyazé)
by Ulas Bicak (Ulaş Bıçak)

ABOUT TASTE OF CHERRY - "'Li ser Tehma Gelyazé"

This film is dedicated to mighty film director Abbas Kiarostami who gave to us the "Taste of Cherry" as a gift.

I owe it to him.

Because he inspired my some lofty feelings about poetry, polite letters and cinema art.

My story also about taste of cherry and poetry; i tried to discuss what makes them delicious.

I also believe that to read book and the poetry among the children and human rights.