''Zenne Dancer'' is a 2012 Turkish drama film directed by Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay. The film is based upon an honor killing of a student, Ahmet Yıldız, by his family after realizing he was homosexual. The film describes the discrimation that

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people in Turkey have to deal with.

Awards

* Best First Film,

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(2012) * Best Film by Siyad (Cinema Critics),

(2012) * Best Supporting Actor - Erkan Avcı,

(2012) * Best Supporting Actress - Tilbe Saran,

(2012) * Best Cinematography,

(2012) * Vienna LetsCee Film Festival Best Feature Award ;2012 *San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Foreign Feature Award *San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Cinematography *San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Soundtrack *San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Supporting Actor *San Diego Filmout Film Festival Freedom Award (M.Binay – C.Alper) *2012 Los Angeles International AFFMA Film Festival - Best Director Award *2012 Montreal World Film Festival Official Selection *2012 SIYAD Turkish Cinema Critics Best Soundtrack of the Year Award *2012 Monaco Charity Film Festival Honorary Mention *2012 Nuremberg Turkish Film Festival Öngören Prize Human Rights Best Feature Award *2012 Amsterdam Rosetagen Film Festival Audience Best Feature Award *2012 GQ Men Of The Year - Best Director Award - Caner Alper & Mehmet Binay *2013 Bilkent University Cinema Festival - Best Film - **Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Director - **Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Screenplay - **Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Music - **Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Cinematography

Cast

* Kerem Can - Can * Giovanni Arvaneh - Daniel Bert *

Erkan Avcı Erkan Avcı (born 17 December 1982) is a Turkish actor. Life and career Avcı is a graduate of economics from Bilikent University . He has also studied MBA from Ankara University . He started his acting career in 2006 by making his television d ...

- Ahmet * Tilbe Saran - Sevgi * Rüçhan Çalışkur - Kezban

Choreography

Eserzâde

References

External links

* 2012 drama films 2012 films Turkish LGBT-related films Films about honor killing 2012 LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films {{Turkey-film-stub