Kosmos Bulgaria / Turkey
2009, 122min.
Producer: Omer Atay, Dir./Script/Edit.: Reha Erdem, Director of Photography: Florent Herry, Prod.Design: Ömer Atay, Sound: Herve Guyader, Reha Erdem
Cast: Sermet Yeşil, Türkü Turan, Hakan Altuntaş, Sabahat Doğanyılmaz, Korel Kubilay, Akın Anlı
Kosmos is a thief who works miracles. He arrives in this timeless border town from the wilds, weeping, as though a fugitive. No sooner is he there that he rescues a small boy from drowning in the river, and is recognised as a man who works miracles. Kosmos is a rather uncommon person: he seems never to eat nor sleep. His sole source of nourishment is granulated or lump sugar, which he consumes by the fistful. One of his more striking skills is the ability to scale trees with uncommon agility. He is also frank in declaring a wish that startles the townspeople: he is looking for love. Soon Kosmos and Neptün, the teenager sister of the rescued boy, grow closer in the most bizarre of ways: both imitate the screech of birds in trees and on rooftops. Following Kosmos’ arrival, there’s a sudden rash of robberies from the town’s smaller stores. Robberies and miracles follow in quick succession, and in a short time the townspeople learn that Kosmos has a gift for curing people. All the afflicted and the sick flock to him. Yet, a series of unpleasant incidents will later lead everyone to fleeing from him. And at the end he will have no other choice but to flee from the timeless border town, weeping as he had when he arrived.
Awards
Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Sound Design – Special Jury Award (Antalia Golden Orange FF, 2009)
Production Company
Atlantik Film
Ust Zeren Sok. No 2 34330
1. Levent Istanbul/Turkey
Tel: +90 212 278 36 11
claudine@atlantikfilm.com
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www.atlantikfilm.com
| Erdem, Reha  Reha Erdem (born 1960, Istanbul)
Has graduated from Cinema Department of Paris 8 University where he obtained his M.A. in Plastic Arts. He shot his first feature-length film Oh Moon in 1989 as a French-Turkish co-production. Reha Erdem has written all of his films except for Mommy I’m Scared, for which he was one of the co-writers. He has also made short films and directed a theater play, Maids (Les Bonnes) by Jean Genet.
Filmography
Oh Moon (1989), Song of the Sea (1995), Run For Money (1999), Mommy, I’m Scared (2004), Anytime in October (2006), Times and Winds (2006), My Only Sunshine (2008), Kosmos (2009)
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