2015 · Feature · 98 min
Half
Director Çağıl Nurhak Aydoğdu
Cast: Ece Tatay, Serhat Yiğit, Hülya Böceklioğlu, Recep Yener, Ahmet Kaynak
15-year-old shepherd Fidan is married off against her will to Salih, a 35-year-old man with intellectual disability; loneliness draws them together.
In an eastern mountain village, 15-year-old Fidan loses her mother and must care for her siblings while herding. Her father marries her off for money to a family in the Aegean. There she meets Salih—35, but living in a childlike world due to intellectual disability. At first they reject each other; gradually kindness and shared loneliness make two “halves” whole.
Written and directed by Çağıl Nurhak Aydoğdu, co-written by Özge Aras Yiğit, with Barış Yıldırım as line producer. It won awards at Golden Boll and Malatya festivals and opened on 6 May 2016.
Awards & Festivals
- Adana Golden Boll — selection / awards
- Malatya Film Festival — awards