International Programme - Friend Country - Turkey

In a post-apocalyptic world, the survivors are divided between urban and agricultural zones, crowded by elites ruled over by corporations. In the areas called Dead Lands, genetically incompatible immigrants suffer from drought and epidemics.

Turkey, Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar | 2017 | 123’
science-fiction drama

DIRECTOR Semih Kaplanoglu | SCREENPLAY Leyla Ipekci, Semih Kaplanoglu | CINEMATOGRAPHY Giles Nuttgens | EDITOR Osman Bayraktaroglu, Ayhan Ergürsel, Semih Kaplanoglu | CAST Jean-Marc Barr, Cristina Flutur, Ermin Bravo | PRODUCERS Semih Kaplanoglu, Nadir Operli | COMPANY Kaplan Film, Heimatfilm, Sophie Dulac Productions, The Chimney Pot

FESTIVALS Tokyo International Film Festival, 2017 (Award for Best Film), Sarajevo Film Festival, 2017

Semih Kaplanoglu (Izmir, 1963) is a Turkish screenwriter, director and producer. His films Egg (2007), Milk (2008) and Honey (2010 - Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival) make The Yusuf Trilogy, named after the main character in all three films.