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''Based Down South'' (german: Wir sitzen im Süden) is a 2010 German-Turkish documentary film written and directed by about four Turks born in Germany but who now live in Istanbul. The film was selected for the 29th International Film Festival Istanbul, where it premiered, 53rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Films,
16th London Turkish Film Festival The 16th London Turkish Film Festival is a film festival held in London, England which ran from November 4 to 18, 2010. During the course of the festival seventeen feature films and two programmes of shorts were presented at the Apollo Theatre ...
and the 13th Istanbul International 1001 Documentary Film Festival. Based Down South was nominated for the Grimme Award in 2011.


Synopsis

What Buelent, Murat, Fatos and Ciğdem share are memories of their childhood and youth in Germany. Now all of them live in Istanbul, three against their will. Fatos and Murat were forced to go to Turkey by their parents, Buelent was deported five years ago. Only Cigdem, the young manager with a German passport freely opted for a life in Istanbul. But even after decades in their parents country of origin, the other three have never really managed to make it their home. Instead, they have constructed a surrogate Germany for themselves.


Release


Festival screenings

* 29th International Film Festival Istanbul (April 3–18, 2010) * Documentarist: Documentary Days of Istanbul (June 22–27, 2010) * 16th Film Presentation Baden-Württemberg (December 1–5, 2010) *
16th London Turkish Film Festival The 16th London Turkish Film Festival is a film festival held in London, England which ran from November 4 to 18, 2010. During the course of the festival seventeen feature films and two programmes of shorts were presented at the Apollo Theatre ...
(November 4–18, 2010) * 13th Istanbul International 1001 Documentary Film Festival * 53rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Films (October 18–24, 2010)


See also

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2010 in film In the year 2010, there was a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking after the success of ''Avatar'' in the format, with releases such as '' Alice in Wonderland'', '' Clash of the Titans'', '' Jackass 3D'', all ...
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Turkish films of 2010 A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2010. Highest-grossing films Events ;January :30 — '' New Turkish Cinema'' by Asuman Suner published. ;February :16 — ''Honey'' ( tr, Bal) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu ...


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* * 2010 films 2010s German-language films German documentary films 2010s Turkish-language films 2010 documentary films Turkish documentary films Documentary films about immigration Films shot in Istanbul 2010 multilingual films German multilingual films Turkish multilingual films 2010s German films {{2010s-documentary-film-stub