''Akrebin YolculuÄŸu'' (English: Journey on a Clock Hand) is a 1997 Turkish
romance film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...
directed by
Ömer Kavur
Ömer Kavur (18 June 1944 – 12 May 2005) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films between 1974 and 2003. His film, '' Gece YolculuÄŸu'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Ca ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films with unusua ...
section at the
1997 Cannes Film Festival
The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997. French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Iran ...
.
Plot
Clockmaker Kerem sets out with a key given to him by a mysterious man and finds the clock tower he is meant to repair. However, this clock tower introduces him to an extremely enigmatic woman. The mysterious woman lives bound to the clock tower and has a profound effect on Kerem. Strange events begin to unfold, and the mysterious town starts to dismantle the very concept of time.
Cast
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Mehmet AslantuÄŸ as Kerem
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Sahika Tekand as Esra
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Tuncel Kurtiz
Tuncel Tayan̤ Kurtiz (1 February 1936 Р27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director. Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions.
Early yea ...
as Agah
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Nüvit Özdoğru as Hotel owner
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Macit Koper as Bell founder
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Rana Cabbar as Butler
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Tomris OÄŸuzalp
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Mümtaz Açıkgöz
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Aytaç Arman
Aytaç Arman (born Veysel İnce; 22 June 1949 – 26 February 2019) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1971 and 2019. He starred in the 1979 film '' The Enemy'', which won an Honourable Mention a ...
as Mysterious man
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Kenan Bal
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Aslan Kaçar
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Etem Kara
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Arzu Kuyas
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Mahmut Yıldırım
Mahmut Yıldırım (born 3 May 1953) is a Turkish counter-guerrilla and spy of Zaza origin. Yildirim, who identified himself to the public as Ahmet Demir but was called by the code-name ''Yeşil'' among intelligence, disappeared in 1998.''Sabah ...
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Ruşen Yılmaz
See also
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Cinema of Turkey
Cinema of Turkey or Turkish cinema (also formerly known as ''Yeşilçam'', which literally means ''Green Pine'' in Turkish language, Turkish), () or Türk sineması refers to the Turkish film industry, film art and industry. It is an importa ...
References
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1997 films
1990s Turkish-language films
Films directed by Ömer Kavur
1990s romance films
Films set in Turkey
Turkish romance films
Films scored by Attila Özdemiroğlu
Turkish-language romance films
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