International Programme - Friend Country - Turkey

In the picturesque Anatolian countryside, 12-year-old Ali helps his mother by working in a local car repair shop, trying to save up to buy something he’s always dreamed of - a blue bicycle. When Elif, the girl he likes, becomes the victim of injustice, Ali and his friend Yusuf will do everything they can to help her, even if it means Ali has to give up his dream.

Turkey | 2016 | 94’
family drama

DIRECTOR Ümit Köreken | SCREENPLAY Nursen Cetin Köreken, Ümit Köreken | CINEMATOGRAPHY Niklas Lindschau | EDITOR Ali Aga | SCORE C. Ozan Turkyilmaz | ULOGE Selim Kaya, Eray Kilicarslan, Bahriye Arin, Fatih Koca | PRODUCERS Nursen Çetin Köreken, Ümit Köreken | COMPANY Drama Film Prodüksiyon, Papermoon Films

FESTIVALS Berlin International Film Festival 2016 – Generation Kplus

Ümit Köreken (Akşehir, 1978.) is a Turkish producer and published author of plays and stories. Blue Bicycle is his directorial and screenwriting debut.