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2008 | Color | 1h 33

Three years ago, in real-life, Hama Ali, a charismatic actor from Iraq, met Ayca, a beautiful actress form Istanbul, on a film-set, and both had a passionate love affair before returning to their respective homes. After receiving several video love letters that Hama Ali filmed on his handycam, Ayca decides to make the journey eastwards to Iraq to be reunited with her lover. The journey takes her through breathtaking landscapes, strange encounters and terrifying times.


Country: Reino Unido, Turquía, Países Bajos
Direction: Karabey; Hüseyin
Script: Karabey; Hüseyin, Damgaci; Ayca
Production: Englehart; Lucinda, Karabey; Hüseyin, Lorant; Sophie
Photography: Emre Tanyildiz; A
Sound: Mokhtari; Mohammed, Saleh Kermani; Mehdi
Music: S. Gurel; Kemal, Guney; Erdal, Yildiz; Hüseyin
Cast:Damgaci; Ayca, Ali Kahn; Hama, Bozkurt; Cengiz, Özdemir; Emrah, Ipekkaya; Ani, Cavadzade; Nesrin, Sorgu Tekinoglu; Volga
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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