''There'' ( tr, Orada) is a 2009 Turkish drama film written, produced and directed by Hakkı Kurtuluş and Melik Saraçoğlu, which follows 24 hours in the life of a troubled family. The film, which went on nationwide general release across

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

on , has been screened at numerous international film festivals.

Plot

When the matriarch of an

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

family dies in a home for the elderly, the son and the daughter bury their mother and set off to find their father, a recluse in the family house on one of the

Princes' Islands The Princes' Islands ( tr, Prens Adaları; the word "princes" is plural, because the name means "Islands of the Princes", el, Πριγκηπονήσια, ''Pringiponisia''), officially just Adalar ( en, Islands); alternatively the Princes' Arch ...

. As the three members of the family come together, it turns into a day of painful confrontations.

Release

Premiere

The film had its world premiere on in competition at the 36th Film Fest Ghent.

General release

The film opened in 10 screens across Turkey on at number twenty-three in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $4,007.

Festival screenings

Reception

Box Office

The film has made a total gross of $12,858.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1479961, Orada 2009 films 2009 drama films Films set in Turkey Turkish drama films 2000s Turkish-language films