Paper (film)

Paper (Turkish: Kağıt) is a 2010 Turkish comedy-drama film directed by Sinan Çetin, which tells the story of a young director trying to make his first film. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14), was premiered in competition at the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (October 9–14, 2010).[1][2] Director won Best Director award in 12th Dhaka International Film Festival.

Paper
Promotional Poster
Directed bySinan Çetin
Produced bySinan Çetin
Written bySinan Çetin
StarringÖner Erkan
Asuman Dabak
Ayşen Gruda
Ahmet Mekin
Zeynep Beşerler
Uğur Bilgin
Music byFırat Yükselir
Release date
  • October 2010 (2010-10) (Antalya)
  • January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14) (Turkey)
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
Box officeUS$103,964

Plot

Emrah is a dreamer who hopes to be a great director, trying to shoot his first feature film. His father Mehdi, a retired customs enforcement officer, believes that Emrah is going to become a pharmacist. Emrah manages to cobble together funding from producers with the help of his friends and his mother Şahane, but is held up by the bureaucracy. The main obstacle between him and his dreams is an endorsement letter he needs from Müzeyyen, the head of the censorship board. But this proves more difficult than he expected...

Standing up to authority in pursuit of his ideals, this young man finds himself entangled in a vehement struggle against this petty official who blindly enforces a senseless law.

Release

General release

The film opened on nationwide general release in 86 screens across Turkey on January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14) at number 8 in the national box office with a first weekend gross of $54,815.[3]

Festival screenings

Reception

Box office

The film has been in the Turkish national box office charts for two weeks and has made a total gross of US$103,964.[3]

See also
  • Turkish films of 2010-2011

References
  1. Yıldırım, Emine (2011-01-15). "Sinan Çetin shouts his criticism of bureaucracy too loud in 'Kağıt'". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  2. Güler, Emrah (2011-01-20). "Turkish director Sinan Çetin's 'Paper' doesn't cut too deep". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. "Kagit". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-21.


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