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.
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Ulas BicakDirector"Grave" a.k.a "Mezar"
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Ulas BicakWriter"Grave" a.k.a "Mezar"
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Erdinc MetinProducerProducer of "Börklüce Mustafa - All Together" Festival Coordinator of "Wild" (a.k.a "Yaban")
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Ulas BicakProducer"Grave" a.k.a "Mezar"
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Cetin CicekKey Cast"Librarian With Donkey"
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Diyar AltintasKey Cast"Ciwan"
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Zeynep AltintasKey Cast"Zeyno"
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Fatma YildirimAssistant DirectorArt Department - TV Series
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Volkan BudakDirector of Photography2009 “Zeytinin Serüveni / Adventure Of Olives” 40’ / Director, Editing, 2012 “Keskin Bıçak Körelirken / While The Sharp Knife Gets Dull” 12’ / Director, Editing, 2016
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Yasin Rojo AslanSound
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Utku Faik YilmazCamera Assistants
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Emre SeverCamera Assistants
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Nurullah EvyapanDirecting Assistant
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Hanifi AltintasPhotographer and Behind The Scenes
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Èli Arslan (Kurdish – Turkish)Translation
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Ali Berkay Duran (Turkish – English)Translation
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Edmundo Bennett Durell Sylva (English - Spanish)Translation
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Abdullah TuncKey Grip
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Cihan CayBest Boy
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Project Title (Original Language):'Li ser Tehma Gelyazé (a.k.a Kirazın Tadı Üzerine)
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Indie
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Runtime:18 minutes
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Completion Date:January 1, 2017
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Production Budget:10,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Turkey
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Country of Filming:Turkey
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Language:Kurdish
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALPuerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
September 4, 2017
South America Premiere
Official Selection -
FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIOANL FILM FESTIVALPuerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
September 4, 2017
South America Premiere
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film - Volkan Budak -
FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALPuerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
September 4, 2017
South America Premiere
Special Mention Young Actor Short Film - Diyar Altintas -
Feodosiya International Film FestivalFeodosiya
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 FestivalMoscow
Russian Federation
January 27, 2018
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Semi-Finalist -
ARFF Barcelona // Around International Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
March 9, 2018
Spain Premiere
Finalist -
Largo Film AwardsOnline
Switzerland
October 31, 2017
Switzerland
Official Selection - Best Director -
Best Film AwardsCluj Napoca
Romania
October 12, 2017
Romania
Offical Selection -
Bucharest ShortCut CineFestBucharest
Romania
October 29, 2017
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Official Selection -
SHORT to the PointBucharest
Romania
October 29, 2017
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Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Erdinc MetinCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
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
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.