Out of Competition
World Premiere

HEROES-BETWEEN DAY NAD NIGHT

Kahramanlar - Gündüzle Gece Arasinda



Cem Madra

Country of production: Turkey
Year: 2004
Language: Turkish, Russian, Moldavian
Mins: 101

Producer: Cem Madra
Script: Cem Madra
Cinematography: Cem Madra
Editing: Nevin Direk, Cem Madra
Sound: Cem Madra

Source: Madra, Cem
Sucubahçe sok. Yesil Yuva apt. 20/1
Arnavutköy
34345 Istanbul,Turkey
Tel: (00-90) 212 257 43 72
e-mail: cemmadra@ttnet.net.tr


Kahraman (whose name means “hero”) tries to make a living as a pimp in the perdition of Istanbul’s Russian quarter. His two Moldavian girls mostly do whatever they want and never give him the respect he desires. Kahraman decides to make an expedition to Russia to recruit “genuine beautiful Natashas” who will raise his revenues during the coming New Year festivities. The film also follows Savas (literally “war” in Turkish), a social climbing real estate agent after quick money. With his wedding day fast approaching, Savas tries to convince himself that he is ready to settle down, (as he says, “for the comfort of a home to go to in the evening and ironed shirts in the morning”), but he knows that it will be difficult for him to mask the “dark side” of his personality for long. Contrary to Kahraman who appears to be a complete loser, Savas displays the careless confidence of a winner; but, as if to prove it, he constantly lies to everybody, and most especially, to himself.

Cem Madra was born in 1969 in Ankara, Turkey. Before this project he was studying sociology in France. Heroes—Between Day and Night, is his first cinematographic experience.

Filmography

Heroes-Between Day and Night (2004)

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2005 AT 9.30 PM. / GALLERY THEATRE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005 AT 3.00 PM. / CHOPIN THEATRE