''10 to 11'' () is a 2009 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Pelin Esmer Pelin Esmer (born 3 May 1972, Istanbul) is a Turkish Film director, screenwriter and film producer. Career Pelin Esmer studied sociology at the social sciences department of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. She made her first short documentary, ...

. The film, loosely based on the story of Esmer's uncle, Mithat Esmer, who also plays the leading role, follows an elderly collector in İstanbul who lives in a rundown apartment building that is under threat of demolition.

Release

General release

The film opened in 30 screens across Turkey on at number eleven in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $21,895.

Festival screenings

* 28th

Istanbul International Film Festival The Istanbul Film Festival () is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey. As mentioned in its reg ...

(April 4–19, 2009) * 17th

Altın Koza International Film Festival Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (), known between 2016 and 2018 as International Adana Film Festival (), is a film festival in Adana, Turkey, that was held five times between 1969 and 1974 and every year since 2005. The event is organized by the ...

* 3rd International Middle East Film Festival (October 9–17, 2009) * 20th Tromso International Film Festival (January 19–24, 2010) * 39th

International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, ...

(January 27-February 7, 2010) * Travelling Rennes Film Festival (February 9–16, 2010) * 15th Nuremberg Turkish-German Film Festival *

21st Ankara International Film Festival The 21st Ankara International Film Festival was a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey that ran from March 11 to 21, 2010. This edition of the Ankara Film Festival, organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited by FIPRESCI ...

(March 11–21, 2010) * Cinema Novo Film Festival (March 11–21, 2010) *

Crossing Europe Film Festival Crossing Europe is an international film festival in Linz, Austria, that takes place every year in April since 2004. It defines itself as a platform for young European film makers. The focus of the film selection lies on sociopolitical and youth cu ...

(April 20–25, 2010) * IndieLisboa Film Festival (April 22-May 2, 2010)

Reception

Box office

The film debuted number eleven in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $69,913.

Awards

* 28th

(4-19 Apr, 2009) ** Special Jury Prize - National Competition (Won) * 17th

** Golden Boll Award for Best Film: Pelin Esmer (Won) ** Golden Boll Award for Best Screenplay: Pelin Esmer (Won) * 3rd International Middle East Film Festival (9-17 Oct, 2009) ** Black Pearl Award for Best New Middle Eastern Narrative Director Award: Pelin Esmer (Won) * 20th Tromso International Film Festival (19-24 Jan, 2010) ** FIPRESCI Award (Won) * 15th Nuremberg Turkish-German Film Festival ** Best Film Award (Won) ** Cinema Critics Award (Won) *

(11–21 March 2010) ** Best Director Award: Pelin Esmer (Won) ** Best Screenplay Award: Pelin Esmer (Won)

References

External links

* for the film *
Film page on Filmpot
{{DEFAULTSORT:10 To 11 2009 films Turkish drama films Films set in Turkey Best Picture Golden Boll Award winners 2000s Turkish-language films 2009 drama films