Our Grand Despair
Seyfi Teoman
year of production
2010
synopsis
Ender and Cetin, two men in their late thirties, have been close friends since high school. They live together, realizing a childhood dream. When Nihal, the sister of another close friend moves in temporarily their lives change. At first, Ender and Cetin are annoyed with her presence. Nihal cannot get over the trauma of losing her parents and she does not want to communicate with them. After a while, however, sharing the same house draws the three together and they soon enjoy spending time with each other. Eventually, the inevitable happens: Ender and Cetin, who act like caring and protective substitute parents for Nihal, fall in love with her; each unaware of the other’s love.
production
unafilm / Titus Kreyenberg
in co-production with
Bulut Film and Circe Film
cast
Günes Sayin, Ilker Aksum, Fatih Al, Baki Davrak
financiers
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Hubert Bals Fund, Eurimages, Turkish Ministry of Culture
sales
The Match Factory
german distribution
Farbfilm
world premiere
Berlinale 2010 - competition
festivals and awards
IFF Istanbul, . IFF Tokio, Taipei Golden Horse, Linz FF, Jerrusalem, IFF Sarajevo, Helsinki FF, Zurich FF, IFF Alexandria
category
feature