Taner Birsel
Taner Birsel (born 1959) is a Turkish film actor. He has appeared in twelve films since 1995. He starred in '' The Confession'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to the Polish-French-German-British co-produced film '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski. The festival opened with ''Hollywood Ending'', directe .... Selected filmography } , - , 2013 , '' The Butterfly's Dream'' , Ä°smail Uslu , , - , 2014 , '' The Lamb'' , Adnan Bey , References External links * 1959 births Living people Turkish male film actors Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni People from Akhisar {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akhisar
Akhisar ( ota, آق Øصار) is a town and a district in Manisa Province; in the Aegean Region of western Turkey. Akhisar is also the ancient city of Thyatira (also known as ''Thyateira''). With archaeological findings that are proving settlements going back to 3000 BC, Akhisar has been a busy trade center with its strategic location at the intersection of important roads during ancient and medieval ages. Akhisar also hosted one of the Seven churches of Asia: Thyateira, which is mentioned in the Bible. Akhisar maintained its importance as a regional trade center during the Ottoman period. Today's Akhisar is still the trade and business center in its region. Akhisar's name is internationally associated with tobacco. The fertile Akhisar Plain produces about 10% of total Turkish tobacco production. Akhisar's high-quality olives and olive oil are also globally known. Olive, walnut and almond cultivation is among the important agricultural activities of Akhisar. History The town ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Confession (2002 Film)
''The Confession'' ( tr, Ä°tiraf) is a 2002 Turkish drama film directed by Zeki Demirkubuz Zeki Demirkubuz (born 1 October 1964 in Isparta, Turkey) is a contemporary Turkish film director, screenwriter, producer and film editor. Biography Demirkubuz dropped out of high school and started working in a textile workshop. He then worked a .... It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Taner Birsel - Harun * BaÅŸak Köklükaya - Nilgün * Iskender Altin * Miraç Eronat * Gülgün Kutlu * Mirac Eronat References External links *TurkishFilmChannel page for the film 2002 films 2000s Turkish-language films 2002 drama films Films directed by Zeki Demirkubuz Films set in Turkey Turkish drama films Films shot in Ankara {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films with unusual styles and non-traditional stories seeking international recognition. winners In 1998, the was introduced to the section to recognize young talent and to encourage innovative and daring works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France. Since 2005, the prize consists of €30,000 financed by the Groupama GAN Foundation. Other awards References and notes {{Un Ce ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to the Polish-French-German-British co-produced film '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski. The festival opened with '' Hollywood Ending'', directed by Woody Allen and closed with '' And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen'', directed by Claude Lelouch. Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies. Director Woody Allen was also presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or given to a director who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won a competitive Palme d'Or. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2002 Official Selection: * David Lynch, Jury President * Sharon Stone * Michelle Yeoh * Christine Hakim * Régis Wargnier * Bille August * Raúl Ruiz * Claude Miller * Walter Salles Un Certain Regard The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2002 Un Certain Regard: * Anne Fontaine (direct ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Summer Love (2001 Film)
''O da Beni Seviyor'' or ''Summer Love'' is a 2001 Turkish drama film directed and written by Barış Pirhasan with Gül Dirican. Cast * Ece EkÅŸi as Esma Hanım *Lale Mansur as Saliha * Luk Piyes as Hüseyin *Ayla Algan * AyÅŸe Nil ÅžamlıoÄŸlu *Burak Sergen * Bezmi Baskın *Hale Akınlı *Kemal Ä°nci *Serra Yılmaz *Åžerif Sezer *Taner Birsel *Tomris Ä°ncer *Tuncel Kurtiz *UÄŸur Polat UÄŸur Polat (born 4 September 1961, in Istanbul) is a Turkish actor. He graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He was lecturer in Anadolu University. He joined the Ankara Art Theatre (Ankara Sanat Tiyatrosu). He has ... External links * 2001 films 2000s Turkish-language films 2001 drama films Films set in Turkey Turkish drama films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Times And Winds
''Times and Winds '' or ( tr, BeÅŸ Vakit) is a 2006 Turkish drama film directed and written by Reha Erdem. The film premiered in the United States on January 11, 2008. It won the Best Turkish Film of the Year Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival. Plot In a small village in the mountains overlooking the sea the people struggle to survive on a daily basis. Their lives, like those of their ancestors, follow the rhythms of the earth, air and water, of day and night and the seasons, with days divided into five parts by the call to prayer. Childhood is difficult and a father typically has a preference of one son over the other. Ömer, the son of the Imam, is such a victim of his father's dislike and he wishes for the death of his father. When his wish is not granted he begins to look for ways to kill him as a twelve-year-old boy might think of with his friend Yakup. Yakup seeing his father sexually interested in his teacher also develops a hatred of his father in the same ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Our Grand Despair
''Our Grand Despair'' ( tr, Bizim Büyük ÇaresizliÄŸimiz) is a 2011 Turkish drama film, directed by Seyfi Teoman, about two flatmates who reluctantly take in their friend's traumatised sister. The film premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ilker Aksum as Ender * Fatih Al as Cetin * Gunes Sayin as Nihal * Taner Birsel as Murat - Cetin's brother * Baki Davrak Baki Davrak (born 1971) is a Turkish-German actor who is known for his leading role in the film ''The Edge of Heaven (film), The Edge of Heaven'' (''Auf der anderen Seite'') which won the Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival), Prix du scà ... as Fikret - Nihal's brother * Mehmet Ali Nuroglu as Bora - Nihal's boyfriend References External links * 2011 films 2011 drama films Films set in Turkey 2010s Turkish-language films Films based on Turkish novels Turkish drama films Films shot in Ankara {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Once Upon A Time In Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' ( tr, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da) is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead body on the Anatolian steppe. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival where it was a co-winner of the Grand Prix. Plot Through the night, three cars carry a small group of menpolice officers, a doctor, a prosecutor, grave diggers, gendarmerie forces, and two brothers, homicide suspectsaround in the rural surroundings of the Anatolian town Keskin, in search of a buried body. Kenan, one of the suspects, leads them from one water fountain to another; at the time of the crime he was drunk and he cannot recall where he and his mentally challenged brother buried the body. The darkness and visual indistinctness of the landscape do not help; ea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Butterfly's Dream (2013 Film)
''The Butterfly's Dream'' ( tr, KelebeÄŸin Rüyası) is a 2013 Turkish drama film written and directed by Yılmaz ErdoÄŸan. The film was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Rahman Altın, the composer of the score to the film won the "World Soundtrack Awards - Public Choice Award" at the 40th Film Fest Gent. Plot The movie starts in Zonguldak, in 1941. While two young poet Muzaffar Tayyip Uslu (Kıvanç TatlıtuÄŸ) and Rüştü Onur (Mert Fırat) continue their civil service life in this newly modernized mining city, they also live together with art, literature, and most poetry , they have a dream to become a butterfly as to fly on sky as to become a famous poet. While the young Republic, newly rising on its feet, was trying to modernize, on the one hand, World War II was experienced in Europe in the same years. In a society where poetry and art have not yet matured, these two tuberculosis young ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Lamb (2014 Film) as Safiye
''The Lamb'' ( tr, Kuzu) is a 2014 Turkish-German drama film directed by KutluÄŸ Ataman. The film had its premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Nesrin Cavadzade as Medine * Güven Kıraç as Muhtar * Åžerif Sezer as Leyla * Taner Birsel as Adnan Bey * Nursel Köse Nursel Köse (born 29 March 1961) is a Turkish-German actress. She studied and worked in Germany. Köse starred in the internationally acclaimed film ''The Edge of Heaven''. She played Keriman Akçatepe in the TV series '' Paramparça''. References External links * * 2014 films 2014 drama films German drama f ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1959 Births
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive Islands, Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) United Suvadive Republic, declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States reco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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