2015 · Feature · 98 min
Motherland
Director Senem Tüzen
Cast: Esra Bezen Bilgin, Nihal Koldaş, Semih Aydın, Fatma Kısa
Recently divorced Nesrin retreats to her grandmother’s village house to write a novel—until her mother’s unexpected arrival turns the dream bitter.
Nesrin leaves Istanbul for the family house in Anatolia seeking solitude to write. Her conservative, increasingly unstable mother arrives uninvited and the dream collapses. The clash between two generations of women stretches between tradition and modernity, love and resentment.
Senem Tüzen’s debut premiered in Venice Critics’ Week and won Warsaw FIPRESCI, Asia Pacific Best Screenplay and multiple Adana and Ankara awards.
Awards & Festivals
- Venice 2015 — Critics’ Week premiere
- Warsaw FF — FIPRESCI & NETPAC
- Asia Pacific — Best Screenplay
- Adana Golden Boll — Screenplay, Director, Actress, Critics
- Ankara FF — Best Film / Screenplay / Cinematography / Editing