''Haze'' ( tr, Pus) is a 2010 Turkish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
, directed by
Tayfun Pirselimoğlu
Tayfun Pirselimoğlu (born 1959) is a Turkish screenwriter and film director. He has contributed to more than eight films including '' I Am Not Him'' and ''Haze''.
Bibliography
*''Çöl Masalları'' (1996, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, )
*''Kayıp ...
, starring
Ruhi Sarı
Ruhi Sarı (born 18 May 1972) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for hit series "Yeditepe İstanbul", "Yarım Elma", "Sultan Makamı". He has appeared in more than ninety films and series.
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as a withdrawn young man who gets caught up with a shadowy criminal plot. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , premiered at the
60th Berlin International Film Festival
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as President of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama ''Apart Together'', in comp ...
(February 11–21, 2010).
Plot
Reşat, a withdrawn and asocial young man who works at a pirate DVD shop, represses his feelings for the girl next door, and adds excitement to his life with petty theft. The film turns into a thriller when the shadowy Celal, a friend of Reşat's boss, gets shot just after he leaves a package in the shop and Reşat has to make sense of the photo and the gun it contains.
Review
Hürriyet Daily News reviewer Emrah Güler describes the film as, "a story of people living on the edge," and recommends it to those, "who have enjoyed director and writer Pirselimoğlu’s human stories both on screen and in published novels," but not to those, "wanting to see an uplifting and entertaining movie on the weekend."
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 pr ...
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2010 films
2010s Turkish-language films
2010 drama films
Films set in Turkey
Turkish drama films