Future Lasts Forever

2011 Turkish film

Soner Alper
Ersin Çelik

Starring

Gaye Gürsel
Durukan Ordu
Sarkis Seropyan
Osman Karakoç
Erdal Kırık
Güllü Özalp Ulusoy
Asiye Dinçsoy

CinematographyFeza ÇaldıranEdited by

Ayhan Ergürsel
Thomas Balkenhol
Özcan Alper
Umut Sakallıoğlu

Music byMustafa Biber

Production
company

Nar Film

Distributed byTiglon Film

Release date

November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)

Running time

112 minutesCountryTurkeyLanguagesTurkish (main), Kurdish, Armenian

Future Lasts Forever (Turkish: Gelecek Uzun Sürer) is a 2011 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Özcan Alper, starring Gaye Gürsel as an Istanbul music student who travels to south-east Turkey to record traditional music and confront her own past. The film, which will go on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11), was awarded 5 prizes at the 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011) and premiered in competition at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival (September 8–18, 2011).^[1]^[2]

Release and reception

Festival screenings

World Premiere: 36th Toronto International Film Festival (September 8–18, 2011)
18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011)

Awards

18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011)
- Best Actor: Durukan Ordu (won)
- Best Music: Mustafa Biber (won)
- Best Cinematography: Feza Çaldıran (won)
- Yılmaz Güney Award (won)
- Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) Best Film Award (won)

References

^ "Turkish film to make premiere in Toronto". Hurriyet Daily News. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
^ "'The Extremely Depressing Story of Celal Tan and His Family' tops Altın Koza". Today's Zaman. 2011-09-25. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-25.