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Kis uykusu (Original title)Winter Sleep (Alternative title)
Date: 2014 (Copyright)

Countries: Turkey, France, Germany

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Synopsis: Retired actor Aydin lives with his young wife Nihal and divorcee sister Necla at his boutique hotel in remote Cappadocia. He spends his retirement writing a regular column for a local newspaper and leaves the business of running his late father’s property portfolio to his manager. But his idyllic retirement is upset when a boy hurls a stone at his car.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Actors and actresses, Retirement, Journalism, Landlords, Debt recovery, Road accidents, Family life, Brothers, Sisters
Releases
Date: 13 June 2014Country: TurkeyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 196 mins Dialogue (original): Turkish
Date: 21 November 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 196 mins 29 secs - Dialogue (original): Turkish / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: New Wave Films
Date: March 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 196 mins Dialogue (original): Turkish / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (41)
©: Zeyno Film, ©: Memento Films Production, ©: Bredok Film Production, ©: Arte France Cinéma, ©: NBC Film, Production Company: Zeyno Film, Production Company: Memento Films Production, Production Company: Bredok Film Production, In collaboration with: Arte France Cinéma, In collaboration with: Mars Entertainment Group, Imaj, With the participation of: TC Kültür Turizm Bakanligi Sinema Genel Müdürlügü, With the participation of: Arte France, With the participation of: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, With the participation of: Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, With the participation of: Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, With the participation of: Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, With the participation of: Institut Français, With the participation of: Post Republic, Sony, World Sales: Memento Films International, Executive Producer: Sezgi Üstün, Producer: Zeynep Özbatur Atakan, Co-producer: Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Co-producer: Mustafa Dok, Production Manager: Ali Kocaaslan, Post-production Supervisor: Michael Reuter, 1st Assistant Director: Özgür Sevimli, Screenplay: Ebru Ceylan, Screenplay: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Inspired by the stories of: Anton Chekhov, Director of Photography: Gökhan Tiryaki, Editor: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Editor: Bora Göksingöl, Art Director: Gamze Kus, Make-up and Hair: Monika Münnich, Anke Thot, Sound Recordist: Andreas Mücke Niesytka, Re-recording Mixer: Lars Ginzel, Sound Editor: Thomas Robert
Cast (9)
Haluk Bilginer (Aydin), Melisa Sözen (Nihal), Demet Akbag (Necla), Ayberk Pekcan (Hidayet, driver), Serhat Kiliç (Hamdi, Imam), Tamer Levent (Suavi), Nadir Saribacak (Levent, teacher), Mehmet Ali Nuroglu (Timur, hotel guest), Nejat Isler (Ismail)