International Programme - Friend Country - Turkey

Thirty-year-old Efsun lives with her parents, spending most of her time reading books, not thinking too much about love or a relationship. But after her cousin gets engaged, the women in the family start talking about Efsun getting married. Then, Sinan, her friend from school, comes home from abroad.

Turkey | 2015 | 109’
romantic comedy

DIRECTOR Kivanc Baruonu | SCREENPLAY Kivanc Baruonu (based on the novel by Sebnem Burcuoglu) | CINEMATOGRAPHY Jean-Paul Seresin | EDITOR Çağrı Türkkan | SCORE Jingle House | CAST Ezgi Mola, Murat Yildirim, Nevra Serezli, Gülenay Kalkan | PRODUCERS Necati Akpinar | COMPANY Besiktas Kültür Merkezi (BKM)

Kıvanc Baruonu (1969) is an esteemed Turkish director who has won numerous awards for his work in music videos. He directed his first feature film Patron Mutlu Son Istiyor in 2014.