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Best Actress (2020) [N/A]

Featuring:
Umut Orkun Eskibatman, Turhan Kaya, Eylül Su Sapan

Written by:
Atakan Göktepe
Umut Alaz Kökcü

Directed by:
Umut Alaz Kökcü


Release Date:
December 5, 2020

Original Title:
En İyi Kadın Oyuncu

Alternate Titles:
Best Actress

Genres:
Mystery | Thriller

Production Countries:
Turkey

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 20

Overview from TheMovieDB

Melis, a PhD students meets with a 70's erotic movie star to write a thesis on her career and the period. As Melis keeps interviewing her, she realizes this former star Alev Hanzade has a blurry past and dark secrets.

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Overview from Open Movies

Melis (24), is a PhD student in the department of Cinema. She decides to write a thesis on the infamous era in Turkish Cinema: "70's Erotic Films Craze". She wants to examine the women representation of those films and working conditions of the women in the set. She sets up a series of interview with one of the famous stars of the period: Alev Hanzade. Alev (65) seems friendly and energetic at first. As they go on the interviews, Melis realizes that Alev is neurotic and disturbed. Alev's doorman Muharrem (35) says she makes things up. Alev becomes more and more unreliable to Melis as their conversations go on. Are the things she is saying true? Or is she a liar and one of the actress whom Yesilçam "chewed and spitted"?

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Rankings and Honors

Best Actress (2020) on IMDb

Performers

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Production

Assistant Director:
Atakan Göktepe

Assistant Director of Photography:
Kaan Akkaya

Co-Producer:
Alara Nazlı Yılmaz

Director:
Umut Alaz Kökçü

Director of Photography:
Bahtiyar Çal

Gaffer:
Cuma Ali Akşun

Hair Designer:
Ecenur Göktepe

Original Story:
Atakan Göktepe

Production Design:
Alara Nazlı Yılmaz

Writer:
Umut Alaz Kökçü

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