''Toss-Up'' () is a 2004 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 ...

, produced, written and directed by

Uğur Yücel Uğur Yücel (born 26 May 1957) is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı Tiyatro Bölümü). He took part in several pl ...

, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and

Olgun Şimşek Olgun Şimşek (born 1 June 1971) is a Turkish actor. Biography Olgun Şimşek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His paternal family is of Alevi Türk (Turkish) descent from Bingöl. His maternal family is Sunni Turkmen f ...

as two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival including the Golden Orange for Best Film.

Plot

Two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. Cevher (nicknamed "the Ghost") has lost his hearing while Rıdvan (nicknamed "the Devil") has lost a leg. Both are emotionally and physically scarred and find difficulties in adjusting to normal civilian life.

Cast

* Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (Cevher) *

(Rıdvan) * Bahri Beyat (Cemil Sandalcılar / Father Cemil) *

Engin Günaydın Engin Günaydın (born 23 January 1972) is a Turkish actor and comedian. Biography Günaydın was born in Erbaa, Tokat Province. He began his university studies at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar ...

(Sencer) * Seda Akman (Nazan) * Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı (Teoman) *

Erkan Can Erkan Can (born 1 November 1958) is a Turkish film and theatre actor, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' On Board'' and '' Takva: A Man's Fear of God'', and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performanc ...

(Firuz) * Eli Mango (Tasula) * Mizgin Kapazan (Şefika) * Levent Can (Hamit) * Şinasi Yurtsever (Basri) *

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 12 September 1965) is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor and director. Biography His paternal family is of Albanian descent. His maternal family is of Circassian descent. Taylan graduated in theatre from Ha ...

(Maksut Sandalcılar / Uncle Maki) * Ülkü Duru (Melahat) *

Haldun Boysan Haldun Boysan (6 July 1958 – 31 August 2020) was a Turkish actor. One of his most notable works was in '' Valley of the Wolves'' as Tombalacı Mehmet. Death Boysan died of heart attack on 31 August 2020 in his hotel room in Ürgüp district ...

(Muhittin)

Awards

The film won a record 11 awards at the 41st

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most important film festival in Turkey. Since 2009, t ...

including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (for Olgun Şimşek), Best Supporting Actor (for Bahri Beyat), Best Supporting Actress (for Eli Mango), Best Screenplay (for Uğur Yücel) and Best Music (for Erkan Oğur).

Reception

''Toss-Up'' has received had positive reviews. Derek Elley from

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

stated in April 2005 that it "draws some fine playing from its cast" and "solid material for festival sidebars and film weeks".

References

External links

* {{GoldenOrangeAwardBestFilm 2004 drama films 2004 films Films set in Turkey Films shot in Turkey Golden Orange Award for Best Film winners Turkish drama films 2000s Turkish-language films Turkish-language drama films