2016 · Feature · 99 min
One Day a Child
Director Sinan Sertel
Cast: Cemil Büyükdöğerli, Mehmet Usta, Denizhan Akbaba, Veysi Aslan, Yiğitalp Karadayı, Çağan Efe Ak, Nimet Gürbüz
Unhappy pedagogue Mete goes to a children’s home for his PhD thesis; the kids there change his life and outlook.
Successful, comfortable pedagogue Mete seems to have everything—except happiness. His wife Aslı wants a child; he does not. Forced to a provincial children’s home for his PhD thesis, he meets kids who own little yet radiate joy, pushing him to rethink family, happiness and responsibility. A basketball tournament between homes threads hope through the story.
Sinan Sertel’s debut feature for TRT’s TV Films / Home Cinema strand, produced by Turgay Şahin with Fanus-u Hayal Film. Premiered at Kayseri Golden Plane Tree and aired on TRT 1.
Awards & Festivals
- Kayseri Golden Plane Tree Film Festival — gala / selection