''On Board'' ( tr, Gemide) is a 1998 Turkish drama film, written and directed by

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. The film is about four sailors who kidnap a prostitute, and went on to nationwide general release across Turkey on . It won awards at film festivals in Ankara and Antalya, including the Golden Orange for Second Best Film. It was shot concurrently with '' A Madonna in Laleli'' ( tr, Laleli'de bir Azize), directed by Kudret Sabancı, and many of the main characters from the two films cross paths.

Synopsis

A dredging ship is anchored in Istanbul for food and supplies. But the sailor sent to get them is mugged by six people and one weeks' worth of wages are stolen from him. The captain leads his men into the city to find the people who did this. Upon meeting the men, they manage to get back the money and take back the woman in the group back to the ship.

Cast

* Erkan Can as Captain İdris * Naci Taşdöğen as boxer * Yıldıray Şahinler as Ali *

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as Kamil * Ella Manea as the woman * Cengiz Küçükayvaz as doctor * İştar Gökseven as Makor * Güven Kıraç as Aziz * Funda Şirinkal * Bülent Çakırer

Reception

Reviews

Rekin Teksoy wrote that, ''The film showcased the director’s tendency to breakaway from familiar cinematographic idioms,'' and, ''The lives of four seaman were colourfully brought to the screen in all their vulgarity and violence, yet failed to be believable.''

Awards

The film won the following awards: *

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Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

1999 *35th

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most impor ...

: Best Director (Serdar Akar) Second Best Film, Best Screenplay (Nevzat Dişiaçık), Best Actor (Erkan Can), *11th Ankara Film Festival: Jury Special Prize (Serdar Akar), Best Actor (Erkan Can), Best Supporting Actor (Haldun Boysan), Most Promising New Director (Serdar Akar), Most Promising New Screenwriter (Serdar Akar) *10th Orhan Arıburnu Awards: Best Film, Best Director (Serdar Akar), Best Actor (Erkan Can)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0200654, On Board
TurkishFilmChannel
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