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Rats in the Bombed City

In a city bombed under a blockade, a curfew is imposed. The inhabitants of the city, which are gradually abandoned to hunger and tyranny, have to go out to find food.

  • Hasan Fırat
    Director
    Rustle of Winter Spicas
  • Hasan Fırat
    Writer
    Rustle of Winter Spicas
  • Mehmet Fırat
    Key Cast
    "Somebody"
  • Hasan Fırat
    Key Cast
    "Voice"
  • Merve Fırat
    Production
  • Ivan Ilić
    Music
  • Nathan Curtis
    Poster Design
  • Hasan Fırat
    Poster Design
  • Evrim Lafçı
    English Subtitle
  • Mahmut Fırat
    Special Thanks
  • Zennure Fırat
    Special Thanks
  • Özgür Velioğlu Metin
    Special Thanks
  • Hasan Fırat
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Bombalanan Şehirde Fareler
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 14, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    460 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Kocaeli University
  • Serbest International Film Festival
    Kishinev
    Moldova, Republic of
    Semi-Finalist
Director Biography - Hasan Fırat

He was born on September 1, 1998, in Izmit. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kocaeli. He initially enrolled at Dokuz Eylül University to study Fine Arts but left the department during his second year and returned to Kocaeli, where he completed his first short film during this period. In September 2019, he transferred to the Radio, Television, and Cinema Department at Kocaeli University and graduated from there in 2023. He has produced two short films and developed a plot for a television series. Additionally, he has independently created numerous social media content and worked on various artistic projects. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Directing specialism in the MA Film Programme at Edinburgh Napier University.

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Director Statement

The Man Who Seeks The Fire

The film, which was painful at every stage of its formation, started with thinking about the fears and learned helplessness of a submissive community.
Later, some traces from me got mixed up this in the script stage. The effects of the environment I have watched and lived in since I was born, the changes they have adapted without understanding,
the profound contradiction between what I was told and what actually happened.
I guess these are other things this story is based on.
Pessimism seems like the right way to describe such a life, but looking for a way out is a very strong instinct.
So I followed this, stopped making definitions and tried to find new solutions.
For myself, this film was an attempt to find a cure for a life of loneliness, poverty and dilemmas.

- Hasan Fırat

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Ateşi Arayan Adam

Oluşum aşamasının her adımı sancılı geçen film, boyun eğmiş bir topluluğun korkularını ve öğrenilmiş çaresizliğini düşünmekle başlamıştı.
Daha sonra, senaryo aşamasında buna benden bazı izler karıştı. Doğduğumdan beri izlediğim ve yaşadığım çevrenin üzerimdeki etkileri, anlayamadan uyum sağladıkları değişimler,
bana söylenenler ve aslında olanlar arasındaki derin çelişki de
bu hikayenin temellendiği diğer şeylerdir sanırım.
Karamsarlık böyle bir yaşamı tanımlamak için doğru bir yol gibi görünüyor ancak bir çıkış yolu aramak çok güçlü bir içgüdü.
Ben de bunu izleyip tanım yapmayı bıraktım ve yeni çözümler bulmaya çalıştım.
Kendi adıma bu film yalnızlık, yoksulluk ve ikilemlerle geçen bir hayatın tedavisini aradığım bir girişimdi.

-Hasan Fırat