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Destiny
(Kader), by Zeki Demirkubuz, 2006, RT: 103 minutes, Color, Turkey, 35mm.
Synopsis
Presented as the prequel to Masumiyet, with Kader Demirkubuz resurrects the characters and drama of the feature film that earned him international recognition. Bekir is mad for Ugur. Ugur is enamored with Zagor and Zagor is can’t help committing crimes. Zagor is released from jail. On a sultry summer night, one mishap follows another and a murder is committed in the neighborhood. That same night, Ugur vanishes.
Although foreboding of the dark and cruel days awaiting Ugur's young and pretty mother, his paralyzed father and his little brother who have lived under the wing of an affluent young man named Cevat until then, this homicide becomes the hope for deliverance from his mad love for Bekir. He marries the girl his family has picked for him and sets forth for a new life. Some months later Zagor is jailed for killing two policemen, and Ugur returns to Istanbul. Bekir is, again, hopeful. A deadly chase of merciless loves begins, Ugur trails behind Zagor and Bekir follows his beloved Ugur across nightspots, cheap hotel rooms and dope bashes, town after town, for years. Hearths and homes are destroyed, children were orphaned, but innocence never lost.
Filmmaker's Biography
Born is Isparta in 1964. Demirkubuz is a graduate of the Istanbul University Department of Communications. He began his career as an assistant to director Zeki Okten. He followed his first film, Block C (C Blok), with Innocence (Masumiyet), The Third Page (Ucuncu Sayfa), Fate (Yazgi), Confession (Itiraf), and The Waiting Room (Bekleme Odasi). His works have mainly been based on original screenplays conceived and written by Demirkubuz himself. Demirkubuz first gained notice of film critics and international audiences with Innocence (Masumiyet), which was screened at numerous festivals and distributed in Turkey and Europe. This was followed by the successful reception of Fate (Yazgi) and Confession (Itiraf), which were both screened at Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
Credits
Directed and Written by Zeki Demirkubuz.
Cast: Vildan Atasever, Ufuk Bayraktar, Engin Akyürek, Müge Ulusoy, Mustafa Uzunyilmaz, Ozan Bilen, Güzin Alkan, Hikmet Demir, Gönül Çalgan, Müfit Aytekin, Abdullah Demirkubuz, Alper Kul, Merve Kalafat, Rasih Yilmaz, Volga Sorgu.
Production: Mavi Film, Inkas Film.
Producer: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cinematography: Zeki Demirkubuz
Editing: Zeki Demirkubuz
Music: Edward Artemiyev
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