NEW DAWN FADES (Yeni şafak solarken) by Gürcan Keltek

Synopsis

Akın has been in and out of the hospital, stuck in the system for years. He no longer leaves his family’s house except for occasional visits to religious monuments in Istanbul. Trying to find refuge in God, he falls into a state of ecstasy. The divine structures trigger something in him. As he loses touch with his true self, his mind shifts into another reality.

Technical Details

Year: 2024
Genre: Drama
Production Countries: Turkey, Italy, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands
Runtime: 130′
Original Language: Turkish, Bosnian
Subtitles: English
Color: Color
Shooting Locations: Istanbul

Crew

Director: Gürcan Keltek
Script: Gürcan Keltek
Director of Photography: Peter Zeitlinger
Sound: Massimiliano Borghesi
Field Recording: Attila Faravelli
Production Designer: Yunus Emre Yurtseven, Meral Efe Yurtseven
Costume Design: Meltem Balakan
Editors: Murat Gültekin, Semih Gülen
Music: Son of Philip
Producer: Arda Çiltepe
Co-Producers: Manuela Buono, Marc Van Goethem, Stefan Gieren, Fernanda Renno
Production Companies: Vigo Film, Slingshot Films, The Story Bay, Fidalgo Productions, 29P Films
World Sales: Heretic

Cast

Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu, Ayla Algan, Erol Babaoğlu, Suzan Kardeş, Dilan Düzgüner, Gürkan Gedikli

Festivals

Locarno Film Festival – International Competition – Boccalino d’Oro Award Best Film
Adana Film Festival – National Competition – Best Photography, Best Film Score
Thessaloniki Film Festival – Meet the Neighbours
Orient Express Film Festival
São Paulo International Film Festival
Scanorama

Director

Gürcan Keltek

Born in İzmir in 1973, Gürcan Keltek studied film at Dokuz Eylül University before directing several shorts. His medium-length film Colony (2015) was screened at FIDMarseille. His first feature film, Meteorlar (2017), won more than 20 awards and was screened at many international film festivals, including Rotterdam, BAFICI, Viennale, Bordeaux, Fajr, and Hong Kong. Gulyabani (2018) premiered at Signs of Life in Locarno and was screened at Tate Modern, Reykjavik, Rotterdam, and Viennale.