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Release Date:
April 25, 2024
Original Title:
Bir Parça Memleket
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Layla Film
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 60
When you lose everything, can a game save your dreams? The film follows two Afghan brothers: Sir (21), Allahverdi (17) who live in illegal housing together with around twenty other men. Cricket, an unusual sport for Turkey, is the biggest passion of these migrants, where they feel at home and forget all their troubles. The film juxtaposes the daily-life images of those immigrants in an observational style with a cricket match accompanied by an entertaining live commentary. Through the eyes of Afghan refugees in Turkey, we learn how cricket becomes a tool of resistance, while the cricket field becomes a piece of home.
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Art Direction:
Martin Mihaylov
Assistant Director:
Dev Habibullah
Zehra Yiğit
Camera Operator:
Tugay Aydın
Color Grading:
Sertaç Toksöz
Commissioning Editor:
Mehdi Bekkar
Dialogue Editor:
Yalın Özgencil
Director:
Mümin Barış
Director of Photography:
Mümin Barış
Drone Operator:
Tufan Yıldız
Editor:
Mert Harmandar
Executive Producer:
K. Onur Karakuş
Line Producer:
Tayfun Luxembourgeus
Producer:
Mümin Barış
Production Assistant:
Zehra Yiğit
Semin Kemerdere
Screenplay:
Mümin Barış
Sound Designer:
Taylan Geçit
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Deniz Can Barış
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